Action |
Tool/Reference |
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Innovation Description |
View example innovation profiles. |
Health Care Innovations Exchange
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov
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Develop a logic model. |
Logic Model Development Guide
W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2006/02/wk-kellogg-foundation-logic-model-development-guide.aspx (If you don’t have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.)
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Understand types of organizational change. |
Major Types of Organizational Change
Free Management Library http://www.managementhelp.org/misc/types-of-orgl-change.pdf
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Assess the accuracy, applicability, and actionability of available evidence. |
The Informed Decisions Toolbox
The Center for Health Research, University of California, Berkeley http://toolbox.berkeley.edu/tools/
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View evidence that an innovation did not work. |
Health Care Innovations Exchange
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/node/5152
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Goal Congruence |
Develop specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. |
SMART Objectives
March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/chapterassets/files/HI_SMART_objectives.pdf
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Compatibility |
Assess organizational culture. |
Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (University of Colorado) http://www.uiowa.edu/~nrcfcp/dmcrc/documents/ocai.doc
The Quantitative Measurement of Organizational Culture in Health Care: A Review of the Available Instruments
Health Services Research http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1360923
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Adapt an innovation. |
Criteria for Choosing Promising Practices and Community Interventions
Community Tool Box, Kansas University http://ctb.ku.edu/en/default.aspx
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Potential Costs |
Assess organizational capacity. |
McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid
Venture Philanthropy Partners http://www.vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/assessment.pdf
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Conduct financial analysis. |
How to Decide Whether to Buy New Medical Equipment
Financial Analysis Worksheet
American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20040300/53howt.html
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Conduct a training needs analysis. |
How to Conduct a Training Needs Analysis
Directory Journal http://www.dirjournal.com/guides/how-to-conduct-a-training-needs-analysis/
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Business Case |
Learn the eight phases to building a business case. |
Business Case Primer
Impact Technical Publications http://www.impactonthenet.com/bcprimer.pdf
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Calculate return on investment (ROI). |
Events Prevented Calculator
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/Tools/AdverseEventsPreventedCalculator.aspx
Medicaid ROI Calculator
Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcsroi.org
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Potential Risks |
Conduct a SWOT analysis. |
SWOT Analysis
Bellevue University http://idcontent.bellevue.edu/content/BELLEVUE/generic/SWOT_healthcare/
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Identify, assess, and manage risks. |
Risk Management Tools and Activities
Small Business Administration http://www.significanceinternational.com/Portals/0/Documents/2005-sme-risk-management-guide-global-risk-alliance-nsw-dsrd.pdf
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Readiness for Change |
Assess organizational climate and readiness for change. |
Organizational Change Readiness Questionnaire
Asian Development Bank http://www2.adb.org/Documents/Others/MFDR/Org-Questionnaire.pdf
Organizational Readiness for Change
Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University http://ibr.tcu.edu/forms/organizational-staff-assessments/
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Needed Changes |
Anticipate staff reactions to innovation. |
Workplace Change in High Performance Toolkit
Industrial Relations Victoria (Australia) http://www.business.vic.gov.au/operating-a-business/employing-and-managing-people/staff-management/changing-duties
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Ingredients for Success |
Identify opinion leaders. |
Local opinion leaders: Effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.cfhi-fcass.ca/PublicationsAndResources/ResearchReports/articleview/08-03-01/86819997-7f24-440b-953d-bfc14f1fb259.aspx
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Find, hire, and manage a consultant. |
Deciding To Hire a Consultant
American Planning Association http://www.planning.org/consultants/choosing/part1.htm
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Use Gantt charts. |
Gantt Charts
Mind Tools http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_03.htm
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Use critical path analysis and PERT charts. |
Critical Path Analysis and PERT Charts
Mind Tools http://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html
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Measuring Impact |
Plan evaluation. |
Evaluation Plan Workbook
The Innovation Network Resource Exchange Center http://www.innonet.org/client_docs/File/evaluation_plan_workbook.pdf
Logic Model Development Guide
W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2006/02/wk-kellogg-foundation-logic-model-development-guide.aspx
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Select measures. |
A SMART Fund Guide to Using Outcomes to Design & Manage Community Health Activities
Sharon Martin Community Health Fund http://www.smartfund.ca/docs/smart_outcomes_guide.pdf
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/
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Monitor the impact of an innovation. |
Improvement Tracker
Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://app.ihi.org/Workspace/tracker/
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Piloting |
Carry out small tests of change. |
Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/HowtoImprove/default.aspx
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Implementation |
Manage change. |
Organizational Change and Development
Free Management Library http://managementhelp.org/organizationalchange/index.htm
Leading Change
George Mason University http://gunston.gmu.edu/healthscience/708/LeadingChange.asp
Continuous Quality Improvement Guide
George Mason University http://gunston.gmu.edu/healthscience/708/default.asp
Organizational Change Primer
Health Services Research and Development Service
Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/internal/organizational_change_primer.pdf
5 Tips on Preparing for Change
The Score Association http://www.score.org/resources/5-tips-preparing-change
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Identify stakeholders and their interest in and influence over the innovation. |
Project Stakeholder Analysis
Imperial College London http://changingminds.org/disciplines/change_management/stakeholder_change/interest_influence.htm
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Identify and overcome resistance. |
Taking Advantage of Resistance to Change (and the TOC Thinking Processes) to Improve Improvements
Focused Performance http://www.focusedperformance.com/articles/resistance.html
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Monitor and evaluate implementation. |
Implementation Guide
Department of Veterans Affairs
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) http://www.queri.research.va.gov/implementation
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Plan for maintenance and sustainability. |
RE-AIM Planning Tool
Kaiser Permanente http://www.re-aim.org/forms/re-aim_planning_tool_and_adaptation.pdf
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Monitor spread of innovation. |
Rate of Spread
Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/Measures/RateofSpread.aspx
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