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From theory to practice: identifying authentic opinion leaders to improve care
B A Collins1, J W Hawks, R Davis
1Comsort, Hunt Valley, Md., USA.
Abstract:
Diffusion of Innovations and Opinion Leader theories can be translated into practical applications to improve health care delivery and financial performance by applying them to influence referral patterns and decrease variations in care. Health care organizations can rapidly spread "better practices" to their practicing physicians by understanding the social and communication networks that are naturally developed by those practitioners. Physicians view this diffusion process as promoting autonomy, and as a legitimate approach to adoption of information needed in daily practice.
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