Leading strategic change in an era of healthcare transformation Edited by Jim Austin, Judith Bentkover, Laurence Chait

This book focuses on how to lead transformative and strategic change in the healthcare industry in times of great uncertainty. Written for senior healthcare leaders, it will provide new tools, processes, examples and case studies offering an effective framework in which to transform healthcare systems. Specifically, leaders will be able to answer the following questions: ℓ́Ø Why change? What has led us to today, and what is the current situation in healthcare? ℓ́Ø What to change? What areas for change are most promisingℓ́ℓareas with the greatest potential to yield significant benefits? ℓ́Ø How to change? Will incremental changes meet the need, or are true transformations required? ℓ́Ø When to change? Should changes start now, or should change wait for the stars to come into some special alignment? Healthcare is personal. Healthcare is local. And at the same time, healthcare is one of the greatest challenges faced by countries around the world. All major economies confront similar issues: ℓ́ℓdemand-sideℓ́ℓ growth for care with aging populations in the face of ℓ́ℓsupply-sideℓ́ℓ resource-constraints driven by ever-increasing costs of providing such care. While cultural, historical, and political differences among nations will yield different solutions, healthcare leaders across the globe must deal with ever-increasing uncertainty as to the scope and speed of their healthcare systemsℓ́ℓ evolution. The magnitude of these challenges calls for fundamental change to address inherent problems in the healthcare system and ensure sustainable access to healthcare for generations to come. The problem is understanding where and how to change. Failures of strategy are often failures to anticipate a reality different than what organizations are prepared or willing to see. This book aims to provide leaders with the tools to help them adapt and evolve to meet these new challenges