Nurse Leader
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 48-52, August 2010

Creating the Conditions for Breakthrough Clinical Performance

  • Kathy Scott, PhD, RN, FACHE

      Affiliations

    • Kathy Scott, PhD, RN, FACHE, is president & CEO of Kathy A Scott & Associates in Phoenix, Arizona.
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  • Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE

      Affiliations

    • Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the director of clinical practice and research for Banner Health in Phoenix.

Today's healthcare industry is no longer well defined, and traditional strategies and tools do little to adequately respond to the rapidly changing environment. Globalization, technological innovation, regulatory restructuring, demographic shifts, and environmental pressures have all conspired to continually redraw the competitive landscape.1 Rather than create specific strategies for success, we propose that healthcare leaders focus on creating the conditions that will engage and allow the organizational participants to successfully adapt and respond to the ever-changing landscape.

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PII: S1541-4612(10)00119-9

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2010.05.004

Nurse Leader
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 48-52, August 2010