Alexandra Harrison
University of Calgary
8 Papers
87 Citations
Alexandra Harrison is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Health care. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Understanding coordination of care from the consumer's perspective in a regional health system.
Alexandra Harrison,Marja Verhoef +1 more
TL;DR: A model about the meaning of coordination to consumers who experienced a transition from acute care to home care is developed and consumers appeared to play a crucial role in spanning organizational boundaries by participating in the coordination of their own care.
Evidence-Based Design in an Intensive Care Unit: End-User Perceptions
TL;DR: End-users identified design elements for creating a pleasant atmosphere, attention to the tradeoffs of space and size, designing family support areas to encourage family participation in care, and updating patient care policies and staffing to reflect the new physical space as important aspects to consider when building intensive care units.
Physician involvement in setting priorities for health regions.
Alexandra Harrison,Craig Mitton +1 more
TL;DR: This research included a wide range of examples that demonstrate the versatility of PBMA, and many ways to involve physicians, in organizational decision-making processes.
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A study protocol for performance evaluation of a new academic intensive care unit facility: impact on patient care
TL;DR: This study investigates the impact of relocation to a new intensive care unit (ICU) facility on clinical performance measures and proposes a framework for facility performance evaluation using accepted ICU design guidelines and Donabedian's model for healthcare quality.
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The Consumer’s Role in Co-ordination: making sense of transitions in health care
Alexandra Harrison,Amy Pablo,Marja Verhoef +2 more
- 01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: In Canada health regions were created in Alberta in June 1994 by merging previously independent organisations responsible for acute care, continuing care, home care and public health under a single board with a single administrative structure.
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