Publications by authors named "Justin Ringer"
The challenges of providing equitable and timely access to high-quality care are numerous, and the proposed solutions are well documented. However, frequently absent from discussions dealing with access to care is how access is being defined and by whom. This article demonstrates the importance of engaging individuals and communities when defining access and developing improvement strategies, and the experience of an Indigenous regional health and social services authority.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to describe how spread strategies facilitate the successful implementation of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) program and their impact on healthcare workers and patients in a major Canadian healthcare organization.
Design: This study used a qualitative and descriptive design with focus groups and individual interviews held in May 2014. Participants included managers and healthcare providers from eight TCAB units in a university health center in Quebec, Canada.
Background: The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) project engages frontline health care providers as the leaders of change and improvement efforts in their work environment. This study explored how health care providers and managers from three TCAB units in a university-affiliated health care center perceived the development of their change capacities following their involvement in this program.
Method: This descriptive, qualitative study involved focus groups and individual interviews.
Background: Different initiatives have been implemented in healthcare organizations to improve efficiency, such as transforming care at the bedside (TCAB). However, there are important gaps in understanding the effect of TCAB on healthcare teams' work environments.
Aim: The specific aim of the study is to describe findings regarding the TCAB initiative effects on healthcare teams' work environments.