PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Peter Noble
AU  - Fiona O'Neill
AU  - Andrew Kirk
AU  - Edward Hillhouse
TI  - Academic health centres: managing the transition from good to great
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-1-16
DP  - 2010 Feb 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 16--19
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/1/16.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/1/16.full
SO  - Clin Med2010 Feb 01; 10
AB  - Academic health centres (AHCs) bring significant economic and health benefits to a community. This study focuses on four integrated AHCs in the USA. They are described as the ‘traditional great’ or ‘transformational great’, where a number of common characteristics have been identified on how these organisations have demonstrated superior performance over time. The conceptual framework of ‘good to great’ provides a structure to explore key factors that support enhanced performance.