TY - JOUR T1 - Academic health centres: managing the transition from good to great JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 16 LP - 19 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-1-16 VL - 10 IS - 1 AU - Peter Noble AU - Fiona O'Neill AU - Andrew Kirk AU - Edward Hillhouse Y1 - 2010/02/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/1/16.abstract N2 - 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. ER -