Best laid plans: effective implementation of re-engineering recommendations.

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Redesign Project, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto.

Published: June 1998

Continuing pressures on health care funding have led most hospitals to undertake re-engineering and restructuring projects to reduce operating expenses. Unfortunately, savings often turn out to be less than anticipated, as the projects falter in the implementation stage. As part of a two-year process improvement and expense reduction project, Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital developed an aggressive and comprehensive implementation process to ensure that it met its savings targets and maintained its financial viability. This article outlines the Hospital's implementation strategy and reviews the project's major challenges and key success factors.

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