Table 2 Implications for quality improvement in health care
From: Sustainability of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from learning theory?
Leadership action | Desired change for organization |
|---|---|
Create a multidisciplinary arena for sharing information Provide a system context for interpreting shared information Provide guidance to clinicians about improvement knowledge | Revised and deeper understanding of the clinical system that is shared by the organization |
Design and implement new organizational routines based on the new understanding of the clinical system | Change the system based on double-loop organizational learning |
Facilitate continuous information sharing and reflection | Spread the new mental model in the organization |
Modify and adapt interventions based on the new understanding of the clinical system | Sustained improvement |