Open AccessTurning evidence into action using a senior friendly hospital framework and a collaborative network
Author(s) -
David P. Ryan,
W. Zeh,
Ada Tsang,
Rhonda Schwartz,
Ken Wong,
Sharon E. Straus,
Barbara Liu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
healthcare management forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2352-3883
pISSN - 0840-4704
DOI - 10.1177/08404704221121800
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , redundancy (engineering) , collaborative network , collaborative care , process (computing) , health care , nursing , knowledge management , medicine , medical education , psychology , computer science , family medicine , primary care , political science , law , operating system
The Senior Friendly Hospital Accelerating Change Together in Ontario program linked the Collaborative Network Model and the Senior Friendly Hospital Framework in a unique multi-hospital knowledge-to-practice initiative to improve care for hospitalized older adults. The design enabled teams from 78 Ontario hospitals to close a shared skills and knowledge gap while meeting the varied needs of their diverse contexts. Results suggest that this design meant to reduce unnecessary redundancy, while preserving requisite diversity, was successful in achieving its specific objectives: to build a collaborative network and increase the confidence, knowledge, and skills of its members sufficient to lead sustainable improvements in their unique hospital settings. Findings with special relevance to process improvement specialists, health system leaders, and hospital administrators and managers are discussed.