The external environment is constantly changing, what are its implications on your organization? The healthcare industry is one such sector where organizations have been under constant stress after almost a decade of restructuring, transformations, and turnarounds. Furthermore, healthcare companies have been overwhelmed by a plethora of quality initiatives and goals for physicians including the increasing need to reduce infections to preventing readmissions, medication errors, falls and pressure ulcers. As a result, the healthcare industry is understandably showing signs of change fatigue.
When senior managers talk to employees on a regular basis about how a transformation is going, the whole company is more likely to maintain a sense of direction. This has declined dramatically in the healthcare industry over the past few years. Companies that lack a clear sense of direction run the risk of change fatigue and could result in their transformation efforts burning out before they can take off. In this article, healthcare industry experts at Infiniti suggest some key strategies to prevent change fatigue in quality initiatives at healthcare organizations.
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Strategies to prevent change fatigue in healthcare industry
Implement a quality culture
One of the ways in which companies in the healthcare industry can prevent change fatigue in their organizations is by implementing quality initiatives as part of a broader organizational culture of quality and safety. Building an organizational culture that is largely based on high reliability and delivering consistently in a high-risk environment.
Constant communication about progress
Experts at Infiniti Research suggest that another way to prevent physician and staff burnout is to constantly communicate with them regarding progress towards their goals and also recognize key achievements. Keeping front-line workers updated on progress is critical for engaging them in quality improvement efforts.
Assign accountability
Making different individuals accountable for specific tasks and goals keeps people engaged in quality efforts. This also helps prevent fatigue. Goals can also be set for individual departments in healthcare companies to demonstrate how each team member contributes to the achievement of the team’s overall goals.
Re-train healthcare industry staff
As the organizational demands and the external environment are rapidly changing, it becomes highly necessary to re-train employees in the organization to keep them engaged and equip them to carry out new tasks to meet demands. Furthermore, investing in training and retraining ensures everyone has the skills and tools to improve and helps keep quality improvement at the forefront.
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