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[Implementation barriers--commentaries from organisational sociology].
Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard1, Thorkil Thorsen
1Forskningsenheden for Almen Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet, DK-1014 København K. mbk@gpract.ku.dk
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|May 21, 2009
Summary
Healthcare quality improvement technologies face implementation challenges. A barrier-centered approach to change has proven ineffective and is now criticized, prompting a re-evaluation of change strategies in healthcare organizations.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Change
- Technology Implementation
Context:
- The healthcare sector has seen numerous quality-improving technologies introduced over the past 20 years.
- Implementation efforts have frequently encountered significant challenges.
- This has led to extensive research on effective implementation techniques and barriers to change.
Purpose:
- To explore the critique of the barrier-centered approach to organizational change in healthcare.
- To analyze the implications of this critique for future change initiatives.
Summary:
- The barrier-centered approach to implementing healthcare technologies has not met expectations.
- Recent research in organizational change criticizes this method.
- This article examines the substance and consequences of this criticism.
Impact:
- Highlights the limitations of traditional barrier-focused change models in healthcare.
- Suggests a need for revised strategies in technology implementation.
- Informs future research and practice regarding organizational change in healthcare settings.
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