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Asta V Sorensen¹, Shulamit L Bernard

¹RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. asorensen@rti.org

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Developing effective change packages for quality improvement collaboratives requires systematic processes. This study outlines methods for identifying and translating innovative practices to accelerate organizational improvements and disseminate best practices.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Improvement Science
Organizational Change Management
Patient Safety Research

Background:

Learning collaboratives are key to organizational improvement.
Change packages guide collaborative efforts with strategies and action steps.
Methods for developing replicable change packages are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the systematic process for developing a change package.
To identify strategies, change concepts, and action items for improvement initiatives.
To ensure practices are replicable and actionable for diverse organizations.

Main Methods:

Environmental scan and leading practice identification.
Case studies and interim debriefing meetings.
Qualitative data synthesis using grounded theory and inductive analysis.

Main Results:

Systematic identification of innovative patient safety and clinical pharmacy practices.
Development of actionable strategies and change concepts adaptable to various settings.
Effective use of qualitative methods for capturing nuanced practices.

Conclusions:

Systematic processes and qualitative methods accelerate innovation diffusion.
This approach enhances practice improvements within and beyond learning collaboratives.
The developed methods provide a replicable framework for creating actionable change packages.