An application of the Hospital-in-the-Home unlearning context

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Organizational Learning
• Knowledge Management

Background:

• Healthcare professionals may possess outdated knowledge, impacting decision quality.
• Lack of unlearning (forgetting) hinders recognition of relevant changes in the healthcare sector.
• Reliance on outdated knowledge and data interpretation can lead to significant risks.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze and model factors influencing unlearning in the healthcare industry.
• To develop a framework for understanding individual perspectives, habit changes, and knowledge consolidation.
• To identify practical factors affecting the unlearning context within Hospital-in-the-Home units.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative data analysis from a Hospital-in-the-Home Unit in a Spanish Regional Hospital.
• Development of a three-component model for unlearning: individual perspectives, habit change, and knowledge consolidation.
• Focus on identifying practical factors influencing the unlearning context.

Main Results:

• A model was developed and analyzed to understand unlearning dynamics in healthcare.
• Key factors influencing the nature and effectiveness of unlearning contexts were identified.
• Insights were gained into the functioning of Hospital-in-the-Home units.

Conclusions:

• Improving the unlearning context in healthcare can enhance the quality of knowledge used in daily decision-making.
• Effective unlearning processes are crucial for mitigating risks associated with outdated knowledge.
• This research contributes to understanding and improving learning processes in regional hospital units.