Background
The rapid expansion of data in cancer care provides opportunities for practice analytics and feedback to health professionals using dashboards. While quality of care dashboards are being developed and deployed across healthcare, their impact on clinical practice and patient outcomes remains variable, often influenced by implementation context. This review explores key organisational factors that affect the successful implementation of dashboards in clinical settings.
Methods
The search strategy based on PICO and ECLIPSe recommendations was executed in four databases (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane) in March 2025. Search terms focussed on data driven practice analytics programs across all tertiary care disciplines, with cancer-specific studies identified and analysed for additional insights. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full-text manuscripts. Data were extracted into a tailored abstraction tool based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and analysed thematically within in its constructs.
Results
A total of 1027 abstracts, and 53 full-text studies were screened for eligibility. A final 22 studies were included in the review, including three cancer-specific studies. Organisational factors were mapped to four CFIR constructs: outer-setting, inner-setting, individuals, implementation process, and their relevant sub-domains. Common themes influencing successful dashboard implementation included robust IT infrastructure, data readiness, interdisciplinary human resources, quality improvement culture, implementation leadership, health professional engagement and team reflection, and supportive organisational policies.
Conclusion and clinical implications
This review highlights critical organisational enablers for consideration in the development and implementation of a practice analytics program. These insights have been synthesised into a checklist designed to support cancer care and other clinical disciplines. The tool aims to guide health services, clinicians and researchers in aligning dashboard interventions with organisational readiness, ultimately enhancing their sustained use, impact on care and patient outcomes.