{"title":"Strategic Healthcare Change: Balancing Change and Stability.","authors":"Jim Austin","doi":"10.1097/JHM-D-22-00228","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"One day a few years ago, my boss at Baxter International asked for examples of organizations that undertook substantial or transformative change before the market or competitors’ challenges forced them to change. I could identify very few. Consistent with a natural human reticence to change before being forced, the track record of any significant efforts appeared to be dismal. One study found “just 26 percent of respondents say the transformations they’re most familiar with have been very or completely successful at both improving performance and equipping the organization to sustain improvements over time” (Jacquemont et al., 2015, p. 1). And yet, within the U.S. healthcare system, there are examples of successful transformative change, including:","PeriodicalId":51633,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Healthcare Management","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JHM-D-22-00228","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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One day a few years ago, my boss at Baxter International asked for examples of organizations that undertook substantial or transformative change before the market or competitors’ challenges forced them to change. I could identify very few. Consistent with a natural human reticence to change before being forced, the track record of any significant efforts appeared to be dismal. One study found “just 26 percent of respondents say the transformations they’re most familiar with have been very or completely successful at both improving performance and equipping the organization to sustain improvements over time” (Jacquemont et al., 2015, p. 1). And yet, within the U.S. healthcare system, there are examples of successful transformative change, including:
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The Journal of Healthcare Management is the official journal of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Six times per year, JHM offers timely healthcare management articles that inform and guide executives, managers, educators, and researchers. JHM also contains regular columns written by experts and practitioners in the field that discuss management-related topics and industry trends. Each issue presents an interview with a leading executive.