Launching and Leading Change Initiatives in Health Care Organizations: Managing Successful Projects

Implement change that fosters sustainable growth and betterpatient care Health care projects depend on astute management of change. Butmore than anything else, they depend on leaders who pay attention,who understand the importance of starting right, and who know howto launch projects that succeed. If leaders can increase thepercentage of successful projects, patients, and practitionerseverywhere will be better off and so will the organizations thatdepend on these projects for innovation. In Launching and Leading Change Initiatives in Health CareOrganizations: Managing Successful Projects. Author David A.Shore of the Harvard School of Public Health speaks directly to thehealth care leaders and managers who see the need for change, butkeep encountering nearly insurmountable challenges. Through hisresearch, Shore discovered that most implementation failures occurbecause of a poor launch, and that strengthening processes andoperations during the early weeks of a new project is a key tocontinued success. The book covers issues like: The preliminary groundwork that cultivates a strongerlaunch Systematic and selective project selection Building the team that accomplishes change Skill-building and record-keeping systems that fostersustainable growth Launching and Leading Change Initiatives in Health CareOrganizations gives leaders and managers the practical,easy-to-implement ideas and methodologies to start and manageprojects successfully.