| Action | Tool/Reference |
| Innovation Description |
| View example innovation profiles. | Health Care Innovations Exchange Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov |
| Develop a logic model. | Logic Model Development Guide W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf |
| Understand types of organizational change. | Major Types of Organizational Change Free Management Library http://www.managementhelp.org/misc/types-of-orgl-change.pdf |
| Assess the accuracy, applicability, and actionability of available evidence. | The Informed Decisions Toolbox The Center for Health Research, University of California, Berkeley http://toolbox.berkeley.edu/tools/ |
| View evidence that an innovation did not work. | Health Care Innovations Exchange Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=66 |
| Goal Congruence |
| Develop specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. | SMART Objectives March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/files/HI_SMART_objectives.pdf |
| Compatibility |
| Assess organizational culture. | Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (University of Colorado) http://trak.gsbcolorado.org/student_tools/documents/OCAIbCulturalAssessment07b.doc The Quantitative Measurement of Organizational Culture in Health Care: A Review of the Available Instruments Health Services Research http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1360923 |
| Adapt an innovation. | Criteria for Choosing Promising Practices and Community Interventions Community Tool Box, Kansas University http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1152.htm |
| Potential Benefits |
| Identify potential benefits associated with the innovation. | Quantify the Benefits of Six Sigma Projects Six Sigma http://www.isixsigma.com/library/content/c011112a.asp |
| Potential Costs |
| Assess organizational capacity. |
McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid Venture Philanthropy Partners http://www.vppartners.org/learning/reports/capacity/assessment.pdf |
| Conduct financial analysis. | How to Decide Whether to Buy New Medical Equipment Financial Analysis Worksheet American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20040300/53howt.html |
| Conduct a training needs analysis. |
A Matrix for Training Needs Analysis
Change Management Toolbook, ChangeSource
http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/mod/book/view.php?id=74&chapterid=50
http://www.hr-guide.com/data/G510.htm
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| Business Case |
| Learn the eight phases to building a business case. | Business Case Primer Impact Technical Publications http://www.impactonthenet.com/bcprimer.pdf |
| Calculate return on investment (ROI). | Events Prevented Calculator The Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/F1E65627-881A-48B5-B975-808439BF9AAF/0/AdverseEventsPreventedCalculator.xls Medicaid ROI Calculator Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcsroi.org |
| Potential Risks |
| Conduct an environmental scan. | Taking Stock National School Boards Association http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/ts.html |
| Conduct a risk assessment. | Risk Assessment for Projects Change Management Toolbook, ChangeSource http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/mod/book/view.php?id=74 |
| Identify, assess, and manage risks. | Risk Management Tools and Activities Small Business Administration http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/FAC1345B-F20C-42C3-9F86-A5413F97FBC4/0/RiskManagement6.pdf |
| Readiness for Change |
| Assess organizational climate and readiness for change. |
Organizational Readiness for Change
Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University
http://www.ibr.tcu.edu/pubs/datacoll/Forms/orc-s.pdf
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| Needed Changes |
| Anticipate staff reactions to innovation. | Workplace Change in High Performance Toolkit Industrial Relations Victoria (Australia) http://www.business.vic.gov.au/busvicwr/_assets/main/lib60037/06_hpt2-1managingchangeintheworkplace.pdf |
| Ingredients for Success |
| Identify opinion leaders. |
Local opinion leaders: Effects on professional practice and health care outcomes Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.chsrf.ca/other_documents/insight_action/insight_and_action_e.php?intIssueID=35 |
| Find, hire, and manage a consultant. | How to Hire a Consultant Idaho Nonprofit Development Center http://www.idahononprofits.org/Portals/1/documents/TA%20Resources/Guidlines%20Select%20Consultant.pdf |
| Use Gantt charts. | Gantt Charts Mind Tools http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_03.htm |
| Use critical path analysis and PERT charts. | Critical Path Analysis and PERT Charts Mind Tools http://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html |
| Measuring Impact |
| Plan evaluation. | Evaluation Plan Workbook The Innovation Network Resource Exchange Center http://www.innonet.org/client_docs/File/evaluation_plan_workbook.pdf Logic Model Development Guide W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf |
| Select measures. | A SMART Fund Guide to Using Outcomes to Design & Manage Community Health Activities Sharon Martin Community Health Fund http://www.smartfund.ca/docs/smart_outcomes_guide.pdf National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ |
| Monitor the impact of an innovation. | Improvement Tracker Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/ihi/workspace/tracker/ |
| Piloting |
| Carry out small tests of change. | Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Improvement/ImprovementMethods/HowToImprove/testingchanges.htm |
| Implementation |
| Manage change. | Organizational Change and Development Free Management Library http://www.managementhelp.org/org_chng/org_chng.htm Leading Change George Mason University http://gunston.gmu.edu/healthscience/708/LeadingChange.asp?E=0 Continuous Quality Improvement Guide George Mason University http://gunston.gmu.edu/healthscience/708/default.asp Organizational Change Primer Health Services Research and Development Service Department of Veterans Affairs http://www1.va.gov/hsrd/publications/internal/organizational_change_primer.pdf 5 Tips on Preparing for Change The Score Association http://www.score.org/5_tips_bp_8.html |
| Identify stakeholders and their interest in and influence over the innovation. | Project Stakeholder Analysis Imperial College London http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/7339774.DOC |
| Identify and overcome resistance. | Taking Advantage of Resistance to Change (and the TOC Thinking Processes) to Improve Improvements Focused Performance http://www.focusedperformance.com/articles/resistance.html |
| Monitor and evaluate implementation. | Implementation Guide Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) http://www.queri.research.va.gov/implementation |
| Plan for maintenance and sustainability. | RE-AIM Planning Tool Kaiser Permanente http://www.re-aim.org/Documents/RE-AIM%20PLANNING%20TOOL.pdf |
| Monitor spread of innovation. | Rate of Spread Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Improvement/SpreadingChanges/Measures/RateofSpread.htm |
