A realist evaluation to identify contexts and mechanisms that enabled and hindered implementation and had an effect on sustainability of a lean intervention in pediatric healthcare
| Autor: | Shannon D. Scott, Amanda S Newton, Thomas Rotter, Dawn Hartfield, Rachel Flynn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Quality management
Process management Health informatics Pediatrics Health administration 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Employee engagement Health care Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Quality improvement Child Implementation Science business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Nursing research lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Stakeholder lcsh:RA1-1270 Normalization Sustainability Lean Health Services Research 0305 other medical science business Realist evaluation Research Article Total Quality Management |
| Zdroj: | BMC Health Services Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019) BMC Health Services Research |
| ISSN: | 1472-6963 |
| Popis: | Background In 2012, the Saskatchewan Ministry for Health mandated a system-wide Lean transformation. Research has been conducted on the implementation processes of this system-wide Lean implementation. However, no research has been done on the sustainability of these Lean efforts. We conducted a realist evaluation on the sustainability of Lean in pediatric healthcare. We used the context (C) + mechanism (M) = outcome (O) configurations (CMOcs) heuristic to explain under what contexts, for whom, how and why Lean efforts are sustained or not sustained in pediatric healthcare. Methods We employed a case study research design. Guided by a realist evaluation framework, we conducted qualitative realist interviews with various stakeholder groups across four pediatric hospital units ‘cases’ at one acute hospital. Interview data was analyzed using an integrated approach of CMOc categorization coding, CMOc connecting and pattern matching. Results We conducted thirty-two interviews across the four cases. Five CMOcs emerged from our realist interview data. These configurations illustrated a ‘ripple-effect’ from implementation outcomes to contexts for sustainability. Sense-making and staff engagement were prominent mechanisms to the sustainment of Lean efforts. Failure to trigger these mechanisms resulted in resistance. The implementation approach used influenced mechanisms and outcomes for sustainability, more so than Lean itself. Specifically, the language, messaging and training approaches used triggered mechanisms of innovation fatigue, poor ‘sense-making’ and a lack of engagement for frontline staff. The mandated, top-down, externally led nature of implementation and lack of customization to context served as potential pitfalls. Overall, there was variation between leadership and frontline staff’s perceptions on how embedded Lean was in their contexts, and the degree to which participants supported Lean sustainability. Conclusions This research illuminates important contextual factors and mechanisms to the process of Lean sustainment that can be applicable to those implementing systems changes. Future work is needed to continue to develop the science on the sustainability of interventions for healthcare improvement. |
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