ReviewJournal of healthcare leadership2021
Where Do Models for Change Management, Improvement and Implementation Meet? A Systematic Review of the Applications of Change Management Models in Healthcare.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Preoperative educational briefings: systematic review and novel evidence-based framework.The British journal of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Strategies to implement evidence-informed decision making at the organizational level: a rapid systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review on the involvement and engagement of patients as advisers for the organisation of organ transplantation services.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
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- Critical actions for embedding research evidence into practice: how to get the most out of your implementation scientist.JBI evidence implementation · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Dar es Salaam Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs).PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Improving Emergency Department Staff Satisfaction Through Lean Thinking: Evidence From a Mixed Study.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Implementing total skin electron irradiation in radiotherapy: a structured change management approach.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- From Theory to Practice: A Qualitative Study Exploring Change Managers' Experiences Applying Change Management Frameworks in Hospital Redevelopment Across One Australian State.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2026Article
- Using a quality improvement framework to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a patient-reported outcome measure for recovery in an office-based treatment setting for opioid use disorder.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Patient Participation During Nursing Bedside Handover: A State-of-the-Art Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
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- Digital Transformation of Medical Services in Romania: Does the Healthcare System Meet the Current Needs of Patients?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Caregiver experiences of an integrative patient-centered digital health application for pediatric type 1 diabetes care: Findings from a pilot clinical trial.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Utilising the General Medical Council survey as an incentive to improve training satisfaction in cardiology: A case study.Future healthcare journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe increasing prioritisation of healthcare quality across the six domains of efficiency, safety, patient-centredness, effectiveness, timeliness and accessibility has given rise to accelerated change both in the uptake of initiatives and the realisation of their outcomes to meet external targets. Whilst a multitude of change management methodologies exist, their application in complex healthcare contexts remains unclear. Our review sought to establish the methodologies applied, and the nature and effectiveness of their application in the context of healthcare.
methodsA systematic review and narrative synthesis was undertaken. Two reviewers independently screened the titles and abstracts followed by the full-text articles that were potentially relevant against the inclusion criteria. An appraisal of methodological and reporting quality of the included studies was also conducted by two further reviewers.
resultsThirty-eight studies were included that reported the use of 12 change management methodologies in healthcare contexts across 10 countries. The most commonly applied methodologies were Kotter's Model (19 studies) and Lewin's Model (11 studies). Change management methodologies were applied in projects at local ward or unit level (14), institutional level (12) and system or multi-system (6) levels. The remainder of the studies provided commentary on the success of change efforts that had not utilised a change methodology with reference to change management approaches.
conclusionChange management methodologies were often used as guiding principle to underpin a change in complex healthcare contexts. The lack of prescription application of the change management methodologies was identified. Change management methodologies were valued for providing guiding principles for change that are well suited to enable methodologies to be applied in the context of complex and unique healthcare contexts, and to be used in synergy with implementation and improvement methodologies.
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