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Healthcare Change Readiness Assessment

This tool helps identify your organization's readiness to implement a new evidence-based practice (EBP) and highlights key areas for development.

1. Does your organization's leadership have a clear, documented vision for implementing this new EBP, and has it been effectively communicated?

🎯 Need Identified: Leadership Buy-In and Strategic Planning.

Recommendation: Develop a formal implementation plan, secure leadership commitment, and create a communication strategy to build staff-wide support.

2. Has your organization clearly defined the core clinical components, protocols, and target population for this EBP?

🎯 Need Identified: Defining the EBP Clinical Model & Protocols.

Recommendation: Form a workgroup to document the EBP's essential elements, what constitutes "fidelity," and which clients are appropriate for the service.

3. Have you established a clear, clinic-wide workflow for how the EBP will be delivered and documented?

🎯 Need Identified: Developing and Documenting EBP Workflows.

Recommendation: Map out the ideal clinical workflow for the new practice and define staff roles and responsibilities.

4. Does your organization have a plan for comprehensive initial and ongoing training?

🎯 Need Identified: Staff-Wide Training and Competency Plan.

Recommendation: Develop a mandatory training curriculum and a plan for ongoing coaching or consultation to help staff master the new skills.

5. Does your organization have the necessary infrastructure (e.g., technology, documentation templates, space) to support this EBP?

🎯 Need Identified: Establishing Necessary Infrastructure & Tools.

Recommendation: Conduct a resource needs assessment to identify and procure the tools, technology, and logistical support required.

6. Do you have a system to monitor clinician fidelity and client outcomes related to this EBP?

🎯 Need Identified: Developing Fidelity & Outcome Monitoring.

Recommendation: Create simple, sustainable methods to track how the EBP is delivered and its effect on clients.

7. Is the review of clinician fidelity and client outcomes a required part of clinical supervision?

🎯 Need Identified: Integrating the EBP into Clinical Supervision.

Recommendation: Create a policy and provide training for supervisors on how to use fidelity and outcome data to support staff development.

8. Do you have a plan to use aggregated data to evaluate the EBP's effectiveness and guide QI efforts?

🎯 Need Identified: Using Aggregate Data for Quality Improvement.

Recommendation: Establish a process for analyzing the data you collect to determine the EBP's impact and inform strategic decisions.

9. Has your organization developed a clear communication plan to explain the new practice to clients?

🎯 Need Identified: Developing a Client Communication Strategy.

Recommendation: Create clear, client-friendly materials (e.g., handouts, scripts) that introduce the new practice and its benefits.

10. Is there a culture that empowers clinicians to involve clients in their care using this EBP?

🎯 Need Identified: Fostering a Culture of Collaborative Care.

Recommendation: Promote a cultural shift through leadership and supervision that emphasizes the EBP as a tool to empower clients.

Assessment Complete

You have identified your key areas for development. Review the highlighted needs above to build your implementation plan.