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The creation of networks in which health scientists and policymakers can learn from each other is... more The creation of networks in which health scientists and policymakers can learn from each other is increasingly seen as a sound strategy for improving the relevance of evidence and its use in policy-making. This paper examines how interactions within a genetics science/policy network established in Canada influence the epistemic cultures and practices of its members. Our study shows that the desire to democratically govern the network is in tension with the obligation to 'make it work'. It also highlights the problematic nature of networks that are deliberately created and rely on the policing of epistemic conversations.

Departmenl 0/Family Medicine. Facul(}' a/Medicine, and Faculty 0/MC/11agement & Center/01' !J~mle... more Departmenl 0/Family Medicine. Facul(}' a/Medicine, and Faculty 0/MC/11agement & Center/01' !J~mlel!Y Studies in Ol:licmizalions. McGill Unil'ersily Resume: Le texte montre en quoi I'integration des soins represente une solution potentielle aux dysfonctionnements des systemes de sante. Definie sommairement, {'integration, consiste aorganiseI' une coherence durable dans Ie temps entre un systeme de valeurs, une gouverne et un systeme dinique de fafon acreer un espace dans lequel des acteurs (des organisations) interdependants trouvent du sens et un avantage acoordonner leurs pratiques dans un contexte particulier.

… Research & Policy, Jan 1, 2005

Objectives: To identify ways to improve the usefulness of systematic reviews for health care mana... more Objectives: To identify ways to improve the usefulness of systematic reviews for health care managers and policy-makers that could then be evaluated prospectively.

bstract PURPOSE: Introducing change is a difficult issue facing all health care systems. The use ... more bstract
PURPOSE:
Introducing change is a difficult issue facing all health care systems. The use of various clinical governance levers can facilitate change in health care systems. The purpose of this paper is to define clinical governance levers, and to illustrate their use in a large-scale transformation.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:
The empirical analysis deals with the in-depth study of a specific case, which is the organizational model for Ontario's cancer sector. The authors used a qualitative research strategy and drew the data from three sources: semi-structured interviews, analysis of documents, and non-participative observations.
FINDINGS:
From the results, the authors identified three phases and several steps in the reform of cancer services in this province. The authors conclude that a combination of clinical governance levers was used to transform the system. These levers operated at different levels of the system to meet the targeted objectives.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS:
To exercise clinical governance, managers need to acquire new competencies. Mobilizing clinical governance levers requires in-depth understanding of the role and scope of clinical governance levers.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE:
This study provides a better understanding of clinical governance levers. Clinical governance levers are used to implement an organizational environment that is conducive to developing clinical practice, as well as to act directly on practices to improve quality of care.
KEYWORDS:Cancer services; Change management; Clinical governance; Healthcare; Professionals; Quality healthcare

International journal of health policy and management, 2015

Among the many reasons that may limit the adoption of promising reform ideas, policy capacity is ... more Among the many reasons that may limit the adoption of promising reform ideas, policy capacity is the least recognized. The concept itself is not widely understood. Although policy capacity is concerned with the gathering of information and the formulation of options for public action in the initial phases of policy consultation and development, it also touches on all stages of the policy process, from the strategic identification of a problem to the actual development of the policy, its formal adoption, its implementation, and even further, its evaluation and continuation or modification. Expertise in the form of policy advice is already widely available in and to public administrations, to well-established professional organizations like medical societies and, of course, to large private-sector organizations with commercial or financial interests in the health sector. We need more health actors to join the fray and move from their traditional position of advocacy to a fuller commit...

Research Policy, 2014

ABSTRACT Academic spin-offs often lack business expertise, face uncertainties regarding their inn... more ABSTRACT Academic spin-offs often lack business expertise, face uncertainties regarding their innovation and their markets, and do not have a clear idea of how their product will create value. In spite of this vagueness, academic entrepreneurs must articulate a business model and rapidly establish trustworthy relationships with potential users, purchasers and capital investors. One may thus wonder how their technology development process is influenced by the long-term expectations of their putative customers as well as the short-term requirements of capital investors? This longitudinal case study examines how the business models of three Canadian health technology spin-offs sought to address the value expectations of clinical users and capital investors, how tensions were resolved, and the impact this had on technology design. We describe the synergistic readjustments, drastic reconfiguration and mismatch between business model and technology design we observed. Our discussion highlights the mediating mechanisms by which business models and technology design influence each other, clarifying why the initial value proposition of the spin-offs was either refined or reframed. Beyond confirming the importance of differentiating business models in the health technology industry, our study suggests that it is not only who makes decision that matters, but also how stakeholders’ value expectations get embedded in a spin-off's value proposition.

HealthcarePapers, 2014

Many healthcare systems are struggling with the issue of providing high-quality care to high-need... more Many healthcare systems are struggling with the issue of providing high-quality care to high-needs patients at lower costs. Our comments in this paper draw on insights that we have gained from the development and implementation of integrated models of care in Québec. This experience highlights the importance of developing a clear clinical approach to the delivery and coordination of care and to support providers in new roles. Our second insight is that system-level policy guidelines may help to focus the attention of organizations and providers on key priorities, but they need to take into account differing needs in various contexts. Third, a crucial factor for success over the longer term is the ability of local networks to reshape the allocation and use of resources to bring about change in day-to-day operations. We conclude by highlighting key characteristics of high-performing health systems and with the final observation that politicians and policymakers need to allow enough ti...

Sciences sociales et santé, 1998

HealthcarePapers, 2004

Regionalization has been a major policy experiment in Canadian healthcare. Objectives attached to... more Regionalization has been a major policy experiment in Canadian healthcare. Objectives attached to this policy were ambitious and somewhat unrealistic. Regional health authorities have shown that they can play a useful role in implementing healthcare reform. However, their legitimacy is difficult to sustain, and they need to renew their roles in order to remain a valuable asset in the improvement of healthcare delivery. A model of leadership for RHAs based on content and process dimensions is proposed to support the development of their role in improving the delivery of care. RHAs need to depart from a too distant mode of managing healthcare and support more healthcare organizations in their search for innovative ideas and organizing models and strategies. By adopting such an approach to their roles, it is expected that RHAs will further contribute to the improvement of healthcare and consequently will gain legitimacy to develop more autonomous policies with regard to broad ideals su...

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Sante mentale au Quebec

This article describes an experience of integration of services to people with mental health diso... more This article describes an experience of integration of services to people with mental health disorders on a local basis. The experience took place in a rural region between 1998 and 2001 and was funded by the Fonds pour l'adaptation des services de santé (FASS). The authors describe th specific context of the experience, the intervention model which includes integration of health services on a population level as well as specific interventions for mental health patients. The authors then evaluate the experience and more particularly, its implementation on the basis of the concept of partnership. Dyadic relationships between institutional, non institutional protagonists and consumers are examined. After emphasizing the advantages of such an experience, the authors discuss the limits and particular stakes of such a project in the context of mental health.

In the wake of the reform of the Quebec health care system in the early 197Os, thirty-two public ... more In the wake of the reform of the Quebec health care system in the early 197Os, thirty-two public health units (DSCs) were created. They were administratively and geographically integrated into short-term care hospitals throughout the province. This study aimed at determining (1) the influence of environmental and organizational factors on the way in which those public health units carried out their mandate; (2) the influence of these same factors on their performance in terms of level of innovation and in terms of the fulfilment of their mandate as assessed by their main clients; and (3) the influence of their activities on their performance.

Knowledge Translation in Health Care, 2009

... Ashford Bartholomew Benefield Craik Dearing DiCenso/RNAO Dixon Dufault Doyle Feifer Fooks Gra... more ... Ashford Bartholomew Benefield Craik Dearing DiCenso/RNAO Dixon Dufault Doyle Feifer Fooks Graham/Logan Green Grol/Grimshaw Grol/Wensing Herie Hickey ... Alison Hutchinson and Carole A. Estabrooks Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada ...

Health care management review, 2002

Why are some less solidly supported health care innovations widely adopted while others with appa... more Why are some less solidly supported health care innovations widely adopted while others with apparently stronger scientific support remain underused? Drawing on four case studies, the authors argue that the way in which the distribution of benefits and risks map onto the interests, values, and power distribution of the adopting system is critical to understanding how innovations diffuse.

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 2014

To gain a deeper understanding of how primary care (PC) practices belonging to different models m... more To gain a deeper understanding of how primary care (PC) practices belonging to different models manage resources to provide high-quality care. Multiple-case study embedded in a cross-sectional study of a random sample of 37 practices. Three regions of Quebec. Health care professionals and staff of 5 PC practices. Five cases showing above-average results on quality-of-care indicators were purposefully selected to contrast on region, practice size, and PC model. Data were collected using an organizational questionnaire; the Team Climate Inventory, which was completed by health care professionals and staff; and 33 individual interviews. Detailed case histories were written and thematic analysis was performed. The core common feature of these practices was their ongoing effort to make trade-offs to deliver services that met their vision of high-quality care. These compromises involved the same 3 areas, but to varying degrees depending on clinic characteristics: developing a shared visio...

The Academy of Management Annals, 2012

This paper reviews the literature on forms of leadership that in one way or other imply plurality... more This paper reviews the literature on forms of leadership that in one way or other imply plurality: that is, the combined influence of multiple leaders in specific organizational situations. We identify four streams of scholarship on plural leadership, each focusing on somewhat different phenomena and adopting different epistemological and methodological assumptions. Specifically, these streams focus on sharing leadership in teams, on pooling leadership at the top of organizations, on spreading leadership across boundaries over time, and on producing leadership through interaction. The streams of research vary according to their representations of plural leadership as structured or emergent and as mutual or coalitional. We note tensions between perspectives that advocate pluralizing leadership in settings of concentrated authority and those concerned with channeling the forms of plurality naturally found in diffuse power settings such as professional organizations or inter-organizational partnerships. It is suggested that future research might pay more attention to social network perspectives, to the dynamics of plural leadership, to the role of power, and to critical perspectives on leadership discourse.