{"title":"Rehabilitation in emergency departments: A regional scan and future opportunities.","authors":"Sharon A Ocampo-Chan, Charissa Levy","doi":"10.1177/08404704241292240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704241292240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency Departments (EDs) have faced mounting pressures in recent years as greater volumes of patients seek care, many with increasingly complex clinical and social needs. However, the potential contributions of rehabilitation professionals to help alleviate these pressures in the ED are not well understood or leveraged. To address this knowledge gap, the authors conducted a literature review of rehabilitation models of care and the impact of rehabilitation professionals in the ED, as well as an environmental scan to understand rehabilitation models of care across two large regions in Ontario. This article outlines these findings, as well as future opportunities related to leading care and patient flow practices based on rehabilitation models in the ED.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241292240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ecological approach to humanizing healthcare organizations for patients, healthcare providers, and communities.","authors":"Andrea Frolic, Diana Tikasz, Kirsten Krull","doi":"10.1177/08404704241293596","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241293596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthcare delivery exposes care providers and leaders to suffering, loss, moral dilemmas, conflicts, and overwhelm. The cumulative effects of workplace stress and trauma have organizational impacts (turnover, cynicism, and conflict), personal impacts (burnout, mental illness, and traumatic stress), and patient care impacts (reduced empathy, poor communication, and errors). Organizations have attempted to address these issues largely through individual wellness offerings. A systematic approach is needed to create environmental conditions that support people to remain resilient, engaged, and compassionately connected in the face of constant trauma exposure. This article describes an ecological model for developing and sustaining resilience based in neuro and social science. It includes practical strategies to reshape leaders' understanding, perspectives, and competencies to enhance systemic well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241293596"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah Sattler, Michelle Howard, Doris Nessim, Marg McAlister, Lisa Dolovich
{"title":"Integrating informal and formal care: An innovative, scalable program blueprint.","authors":"Deborah Sattler, Michelle Howard, Doris Nessim, Marg McAlister, Lisa Dolovich","doi":"10.1177/08404704241292329","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241292329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People have infinite needs, including illness prevention, wellness, self-care, practical support, and quality of life. This article describes community-based, informal care programs that help people identify their needs, set goals, and organize networks of care to address their needs holistically in a way that can also significantly reduce healthcare costs. Approaches can be customized for primary care, home and community, hospice, and other care sectors to facilitate low-cost, high impact adoption. We provide a blueprint for programs that integrate informal and formal care across social, physical, and mental health domains as a key part of healthcare system transformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241292329"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacobi Elliott, George Heckman, Karli Chalmers, Humberto Omana, Brad Hiebert, Sheri-Lynn Kane
{"title":"From perpetual pilots to sustainable transformation: Scaling up geriatric care.","authors":"Jacobi Elliott, George Heckman, Karli Chalmers, Humberto Omana, Brad Hiebert, Sheri-Lynn Kane","doi":"10.1177/08404704241299341","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241299341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With an ageing population, there is an increasing need to focus on the care of older adults, particularly those who are more medically complex. Frail older adults are more likely to require care from multiple providers across multiple settings. It is well recognized that the current Canadian healthcare system is not well-designed for this complex population. To address the health system challenges, healthcare leaders are rapidly developing and implementing programs to better support the ageing population. Unfortunately, this often means that organizations are implementing and scaling health and social care programs with limited evidence or understanding of the specific context in which it was implemented. Drawing on regional experiences, this article will explore challenges and offer solutions related to the implementation, spread, and scale of healthcare programs for older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241299341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preventing health care worker burnout in primary care settings through the trauma-informed CARES leadership competency model.","authors":"Christopher Eastmond, Samantha Fernandes","doi":"10.1177/08404704241297074","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241297074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Staff burnout, a pervasive and persistent issue in the Canadian primary care environment, demands urgent and immediate attention. The managerial response to this problem has been largely reactive, especially in the post-COVID era. The need for proactive approaches to equip health leaders to detect early signs of burnout in healthcare workers and intervene effectively is more pressing than ever. Health leaders are beginning to acknowledge the significant role that trauma plays in impacting workers' propensity to experience burnout, leading to the growing recognition of trauma-informed best practices in healthcare management. This article will introduce the CARES model, a leadership competency framework that underscores the connections between leadership competencies and employee-leader engagement to detect early signs of burnout in primary care workers. The model, along with the proposed CARES toolkit, strongly emphasizes trauma-informed best practices and will enable health managers to better proactively prevent burnout through appropriate, empathetic, and efficient interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241297074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehensive redesign of a rehabilitation program at Runnymede Healthcare Centre.","authors":"Karimah Alidina, Phuntsok Namgyal, Joanna Armatys, Kerry-Ann Flowers","doi":"10.1177/08404704241294220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704241294220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The redesign of the rehabilitation program at Runnymede Healthcare Centre (RHC) was designed to enhance patient care, staff satisfaction, and rehabilitation capacity. Aligned with RHC's strategic vision to become a centre of excellence for ageing and wellness, the initiative introduced a range of initiatives such as group therapy models, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound rehabilitation goals, and enhanced leadership practices under the healthy engagement of older adults in rehabilitation therapy philosophy. Evaluation was integral to the initiative, with patient satisfaction, staff engagement, and key performance indicators continuously measured. Patient satisfaction scores, operational efficiency metrics, and staff engagement scores improved considerably. This project exemplifies how structured change management and embedded evaluation can lead to sustained improvements in patient care, staff experience, and rehabilitation outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241294220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donna Meadows, Joanne Maclaren, Alec Morton, Darcy Ross
{"title":"Determining skill mix and optimal multidisciplinary team composition: A scoping review.","authors":"Donna Meadows, Joanne Maclaren, Alec Morton, Darcy Ross","doi":"10.1177/08404704241293095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704241293095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Holistic care models aligned to population care needs are needed to help leaders shed pre-existing mindsets when determining skill mix and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) composition. Using a PRISMA flowchart, a narrow eligibility criterion, and a research question, this scoping review resulted in 9 frameworks/models published between January 2000 and September 2023. Analysis showed common methodological elements such as a population needs-based approach, a systematic process, engagement, three or more professions reporting task or competency level analysis, change advocacy, and reliance on population and workforce supply data. Key system enablers were sponsorship, access to population needs-based and workforce supply data, a learning management system for MDT development, and health human resource policies and governance to drive health system redesign to distribute an equitable workforce. This scoping review offers health leaders and policy-makers options and next-step considerations to inspire fresh thinking for making evidence-informed decisions about skill mix and MDT composition.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241293095"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charissa Cordon, Dianne Norman, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Joanna Pierazzo, Natasha Marzilli, Marium Alvi, Charlotte Blakely, Mary Anne Aliazon
{"title":"Exploring the impact of a clinical extern program on readiness to practice.","authors":"Charissa Cordon, Dianne Norman, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Joanna Pierazzo, Natasha Marzilli, Marium Alvi, Charlotte Blakely, Mary Anne Aliazon","doi":"10.1177/08404704241293050","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241293050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic created an increased demand for healthcare professionals across all healthcare sectors globally. Attrition, retirement, delayed graduations, and sick leaves resulted in an inadequate supply of knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced nurses to care for hospitalized patients and help address hospital capacity pressures. In response to this health human resource crisis in Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health offered hospitals funding to support the employment of Clinical Externs (CEs), that is, students in nursing, respiratory therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy medicine, and paramedicine, hired to work as unregulated staff, alongside an inter-professional team. This mixed-methods study evaluated the CE program that was implemented in one large academic hospital. The primary aim was to identify the outcomes of the clinical extern program from the perspectives of CEs, CE coordinators, and clinical leaders. Findings indicate the clinical extern program reinforces student confidence and supports their transition to formal nursing and respiratory therapy roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"8404704241293050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142570017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One Health in two countries: The politics of transdisciplinary healthcare collaboration in Canada and the United States.","authors":"Andrew Schrank","doi":"10.1177/08404704241271316","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241271316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The One Health perspective highlights the potential synergies between the human, animal, and environmental health sciences, especially in an era of budget shortfalls, climate change, and emerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin. Canadian physicians and veterinarians arguably lay the foundation of One Health in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, when they pioneered the study of \"comparative medicine\" in Montreal, but they fell into disciplinary silos before World War I to the lasting detriment of the Canadian population. This article explores both the advantages and impediments to cross-disciplinary healthcare collaboration in Canada, highlighting the country's vast size, sparse population, and political decentralization in particular, and offers a number of policy recommendations that would allow the country to reclaim its rightful role as a leader in the One Health movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"413-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ben Ansell, Martin W Bauer, Jane Gingrich, Jack Stilgoe
{"title":"Do national innovation projects shape citizens' public health behaviours?","authors":"Ben Ansell, Martin W Bauer, Jane Gingrich, Jack Stilgoe","doi":"10.1177/08404704241271159","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241271159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article investigates whether, in the context of rising nationalism, drawing attention to national innovation strategies influences public health behaviours, particularly vaccine uptake. It draws on an original two-wave panel study of United Kingdom (UK) respondents during the COVID pandemic. The survey included an experimental design, which primed respondents with a nationalist framing of COVID-19 vaccines, drawing attention to the UK's role in developing the AstraZeneca vaccine and in rapid approval and roll out of other vaccines. Our results show no significant impact of nationalist framing on vaccine willingness, even among those with nationalist or science-skeptical views. These findings suggest public health authorities should be cautious with nationalist framing, as it may be ineffective or counterproductive.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"423-428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11520254/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}