Change - It is the watchword of health care these days. Change processes are often where improvements in health care bog down. Here are some resources to help you understand, prepare for, and lead change in your healthcare organization.

This assessment method checklist helps assess change readiness in an organization. It was developed by Dr John Øvretveit, Director of Research, at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. It is available at the address below. You will have to register to log in, but registration is free.
Resources from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Changing Health Care Organizations
This Alberta-based research organization website has a wealth of resources on change in health care organizations. Find it at:
HealthOrganizationChange

Lessons in Health Care From Britain
Some of the most exciting improvements in the delivery of health care services in the world these days are happening in Britain. The Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) Programme of the British National Health Service studies and collects information on the organization, management and delivery of health care services.
http://www.sdo.lshtm.ac.uk/

Changing Patients' Care
In this 2003 article in the medical journal The Lancet, Grol and Grimshaw review current knowledge about how to change medical practice. They report that change is possible, but that it requires comprehensive approaches at different levels (doctor, team practice, hospital, wider environment), tailored to specific settings and target groups. Their report, “From best evidence to best practice: effective implementation of change in patients' care” is available at the address below. You will have to log in, but access is free.
The Lancet