title: Case study: leading change across two sites: introduction of a new documentation system.
abstract: Leading change initiatives across multiple geographic locations has become increasingly frequent among nursing leaders as hospitals merge to form more effective and powerful organizations. This case study illustrates how strong nursing leadership, in conjunction with a transformational change approach, led to the successful implementation of a new documentation system at two hospitals within one organization. The project process is described in detail, including a discussion of lessons learned, and recommendations are provided for the leadership of future multi-site projects.
authors.affiliation: Providence Health Care Vancouver, BC. awalker@providencehealth.bc.ca
authors.forename: Andrea R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D002410:Catholicism; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009737:Nursing Records; D009936:Organizational Innovation