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Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay1, Marie-Claire Richer, Caroline Marchionni
1School of Nursing, Nurse Scientist McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Purpose:
The recent introduction of a project management office (PMO) in a major healthcare center, led by a nurse, provides a unique opportunity to understand how a PMO facilitates successful implementation of evidence-based practices in care delivery.
Design:
A case study with embedded units (individuals, projects, and organization). In this study, the case is operationally defined as the PMO deployed in a Canadian healthcare center.
Methods:
The sources of evidence used in this study were diverse. They consisted of 38 individual interviews, internal documents, and administrative data. The data were collected from March 2009 to November 2011. Content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data.
Findings:
PMO experts help improve practices, and the patients thus receive safer and better quality care. Several participants point out that they could not make the changes without the PMO's support. They mention that they succeeded in changing their practices based on the evidence and acquired knowledge of change management with the PMO members that can be transferred to their practice.
Conclusions:
With the leadership of the nurse director of the PMO, members provide a range of expertise and fields in evidence-based change management, project management, and evaluation.
Clinical Relevance:
PMO facilitates the implementation of clinical and organizational practices based on evidence to improve the quality and safety of care provided to patients.
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