Healthc Inform Res.  2016 Apr;22(2):110-119. 10.4258/hir.2016.22.2.110.

Auditing Knowledge toward Leveraging Organizational IQ in Healthcare Organizations

• Shahmoradi L
• Karami M
• Farzaneh Nejad A

• KMID: 2166947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.2.110

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
In this study, a knowledge audit was conducted based on organizational intelligence quotient (OIQ) principles of Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) to determine levers that can enhance OIQ in healthcare.
METHODS
The mixed method study was conducted within the MOHME. The study population consisted of 15 senior managers and policymakers. A tool based on literature review and panel expert opinions was developed to perform a knowledge audit.
RESULTS
The significant results of this auditing revealed the following: lack of defined standard processes for organizing knowledge management (KM), lack of a knowledge map, absence of a trustee to implement KM, absence of specialists to produce a knowledge map, individuals' unwillingness to share knowledge, implicitness of knowledge format, occasional nature of knowledge documentation for repeated use, lack of a mechanism to determine repetitive tasks, lack of a reward system for the formation of communities, groups and networks, non-updatedness of the available knowledge, and absence of commercial knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS
The analysis of the audit findings revealed that three levers for enhancing OIQ, including structure and process, organizational culture, and information technology must be created or modified.

Keyword

Knowledge; Audit; Intelligence; Organization; IQ; Healthcare; Knowledge Management

MeSH Terms

Delivery of Health Care*
Education, Medical
Expert Testimony
Humans
Intelligence
Knowledge Management
Organizational Culture
Reward
Specialization
Trustees

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