Written Assignment 04- Change Management

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Module 04 EHR: Selecting and Implementing

Healthcare has been and continues to be an ever-changing field, and managing these substantial changes require focused effort and resources within a healthcare organization. This is known as change management. Change management is a way of helping people and teams shift or transition from what they are currently doing (the current state) to a new way of doing things (the future state). Change management requires an understanding of:

· how people manage change

· how they deal with change

· how they react to change

· how to get them through change

One way to help employees with change is to share four R's:

· Reason: Why is the change happening?

· Result: What will be the results or benefits of the change?

· Route: How exactly will this change take place?

· Role: How will the change impact the employee personally?

Change management is a relatively new area in the healthcare field, but significantly needed with all of the change happening in every aspect of healthcare. Content around this topic in the healthcare field is still under development, but an Internet search on this topic should yield some interesting results.