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Engaging Physicians and Employees in Change

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In health care, change agents are faced with the challenge of engaging both employed staff and physicians in change initiatives. Frequently they have different perspectives and different agendas. Discuss your thoughts on how this can be managed so that everyone can feel that they are heard and that some common ground can be achieved. Please provide at least one citation and reference

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Engaging physicians in change initiatives can be challenging, but is necessary for successfully leading change.

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Change within the healthcare industry is constant, and the pace is accelerating. Leading and managing change is challenging and complex. Everyone concerned and affected by a change initiative needs to understand the reason behind the change, and how they will be affected by it, but this is even more challenging with teams comprised of both employed staff and physicians. It is critical ...

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