Transformational Changes within Learning Healthcare Organizations

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Transformational Changes within Learning Healthcare Organizations

Abstract

Health care organizations in the concept of learning organizations have not been widely embraced , in many health institutions across the globe and in literature . This has been attributed to the complex environment especially in the public service organizations , in contrast to private service organizations . It has been argued qualitatively that the public and service organizations are not different , but the former function is much slower to change and bureaucratic in regard to transformational

changes . However , changes in health care service and delivery is essential for the learning healthcare organization

Introduction

The learning organization can be described as an ideal in regard to how healthcare organizations , evolve so as to respond effectively towards various pressures in the work environment , and institutionalizing standards and principles that guide changes for improving the overall performance of the organization . Moreover , contextual effects play a crucial part in the transformational changes within a learning healthcare organization . Context acts as a platform in providing guidance to the attitudes and beliefs socially acceptable in the working environment . However , in the transformational changes in healthcare organizations face various constraints such as organizational environmental and public sector , while the latter affecting transformations in public health care organizations

In addition , public and administrative law impacts planning , human resource management practices , and financing which are crucial factors to transforming organizations . Despite such constraints , the concept of learning organization once implemented , will function towards enhancing both the inputs...