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Please don't shoot me: I'm only the change agent.

D H Freed1

  • 1Overlook Hospital, Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ, USA.

The Health Care Supervisor
|August 5, 1998
PubMed
Summary

A hospital change agent is crucial for navigating managed care. This role requires confidence and unique methods to drive sustainable organizational transformation and future success.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Change Management

Background:

  • The healthcare industry faces a volatile managed care environment.
  • Hospitals require strategic adaptation for future success.
  • The role of a change agent is essential for this adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the essential characteristics and operational methods of a change agent.
  • To identify key strategies for implementing sustainable change within hospitals.
  • To provide insights for healthcare leaders on fostering organizational transformation.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive analysis of the change agent's role and attributes.
  • Identification and synthesis of 10 potent tools and insights for change management.
  • Focus on moving organizations from analysis to synthesis.

Main Results:

  • The change agent possesses unique confidence and capacity for organizational transition.
  • Specific unconventional tactics and messages are often employed.
  • Ten powerful tools and insights are identified for effecting lasting change.

Conclusions:

  • The change agent is a necessity, not an option, for hospital success in managed care.
  • Effective change agents drive organizations through complex analysis to integrated solutions.
  • Implementing the identified tools and insights facilitates sustainable organizational change.

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