Cultivating and Sharing Tacit Knowledge in the Medical Field

Abstract

This study explores tacit knowledge transfer in healthcare, aiming to identify barriers and opportunities in sharing this nuanced expertise among practitioners and its impact on patient care standards. Employing a mixed-methods approach, it gathers data from healthcare professionals, analyzing it via reliability, statistical tests, and multinomial logistic regression. Results show moderate scale reliability, significant relationships between responses, and various factors influencing patient care quality, such as patient confidentiality, effectiveness of mentoring programs, and engagement in online forums. Challenges in tacit knowledge transfer were found insignificant, yet specific factors like mentoring and online participation are crucial for care quality. The study concludes that mentorship and organizational strategies play vital roles in enhancing care delivery by facilitating tacit knowledge sharing, underlining the importance of addressing confidentiality issues, and promoting innovation through active online engagement and effective knowledge use.