A Change-Management Approach to Closing Care Gaps in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Rural Kentucky Case Study

Effective organizational change requires intentional planning. We applied Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change model in understanding and evaluating how a federally qualified health center in rural Kentucky implemented a significant organizational change - a proactive office encounter (PO...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2019-08, Vol.16, p.E105-E105, Article 180589
Main Authors: Carman, Angela L, Vanderpool, Robin C, Stradtman, Lindsay R, Edmiston, Emily A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Change Management
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Humans
Kentucky - epidemiology
Organizational Culture
Organizational Innovation
Preventive Health Services - methods
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Program Evaluation Brief
Qualitative Research
Quality Improvement
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Summary:Effective organizational change requires intentional planning. We applied Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change model in understanding and evaluating how a federally qualified health center in rural Kentucky implemented a significant organizational change - a proactive office encounter (POE) model - to improve preventive care service delivery, close care gaps, and reduce health disparities among its patients. We completed qualitative interviews with 21 clinic personnel (eg, administrators, physicians, support staff, care coordinators) who were directly involved with POE implementation. We found evidence of steps 1 through 7 of Kotter's 8 steps of change in the POE implementation process. Step 8, anchoring new approaches in the organizational culture, was an area for improvement. Change-management models, such as Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change, provide a systematic guide for health clinics to implement sustainable organizational change aimed at improving patient health outcomes.
ISSN:1545-1151
1545-1151
DOI:10.5888/pcd16.180589