title: Study on Hospital Administrators' Beliefs and Attitudes toward the Practice of Evidence-Based Management.
abstract: The authors' purpose was to explore hospital administrators' beliefs and attitudes toward the practice of evidence-based management (EBMgt) and to identify the needs for EBMgt training programs. A cross-sectional, nonexperimental design was utilized. Survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation. The results showed that hospital administrators had positive attitudes toward the practice of EBMgt. There was a significant correlation between attitudes and percentage of healthcare management decisions made using an evidence-based practice approach (p < .01). The study findings suggest EBMgt educational training programs would likely help hospital administrators adopt evidence-based practice in management decision-making.
authors.affiliation: a Health Care Administration Program, School of Health Professions, Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, Idaho State University , Pocatello , Idaho , USA.
authors.forename: Ruiling
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: a Health Care Administration Program, School of Health Professions, Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, Idaho State University , Pocatello , Idaho , USA.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hermanson
authors.affiliation: a Health Care Administration Program, School of Health Professions, Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, Idaho State University , Pocatello , Idaho , USA.
authors.forename: Tracy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Farnsworth
keywords: Attitude; behavior; evidence-based management; hospital administrators