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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2022

Building and changing business models: a qualitative study among Dutch physiotherapy primary healthcare organisations.

Rutger IJntema, Di-Janne Barten, Hans Duits, Brian Tjemkes, Cindy Veenhof

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Rutger IJntemaResearch Group Financial-Economic Advise on Innovation, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2968-8796
Di-Janne BartenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science and Sports, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, Utrecht University, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1398-7970
Hans DuitsResearch Group Financial-Economic Advise on Innovation, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9752-3200
Brian TjemkesDepartment of Management and Organisation Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9071-5947
Cindy VeenhofDepartment of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science and Sports, Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, Utrecht University, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0970-2896

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aimTo gain insights into what business model-building and model-changing aspects make physiotherapy primary healthcare organisations (PTPHOs) attain and sustain superior performance in a changing environment, according to their managers.

backgroundSince 2006, the transition towards managed competition in the Dutch healthcare market has been intended to improve the performance of primary healthcare organisations like PTPHOs. In such a market, competition on efficiency with reimbursement system has been introduced. Consequently, performance entails achieving and sustaining quality, efficiency, and financial outcomes. Superior performance requires that PTPHOs continuously align their external environment and internal organisation. The business model literature suggests that business model-building and model-changing support this alignment process.

methodsThis qualitative study had an explorative design. A pre-defined interview guide based on business model theory was applied. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with physiotherapy primary healthcare organisation managers and transcribed verbally. The transcripts were analysed using directed content analysis.

findingsThe study results show, both verbally and graphically, that PTPHOs generate superior performance in a changing environment through business model-building and model-changing. Participating managers (n = 25) confirmed extant findings that business model-building consists of strategy and business model configuration. In addition, business model-building entails establishing interfaces to exploit external environment and internal organisation information. Also, these interfaces are evaluative techniques and tools, action, and process - make sense of knowledge and information. To sustain superior performance, it is essential to change the business model. This can be achieved through three change cycles: business model change, short-term change, and long-term change.

conclusionManagers of both superior and lower performance organisations independently stress the importance of the same business model-building and model-changing aspects related to attainment and sustainment of superior performance. However, superior performance PTPHOs address building and changing business models in a more diversified and integrated way than their lower performance counterparts.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesPrimary Health CareHumansbusiness model innovationhealthcare qualityorganisationperformance outcomephysiotherapyprimary healthcare

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PMCPMC9002133

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