As we move towards our first launch of the Connect Care
clinical information system, it is time to shift our focus towards change
management and readiness planning. The Change Impact Work Package is an early
step in this planning. Through this work package, Specialty Working groups will
review decisions they made to determine if the decisions will have an effect on
our day-to-day operational activities.
To facilitate this process, each working group will be
provided with a list of all of their Specialty CSD decisions, and Area Council
Coordinators will prepare meetings and ensure that impacts are entered into the
decision tracker. As groups go through this process, they will not be
re-visiting decisions that have been made. Instead, they will use this
opportunity to understand the operational impacts so we can better help our
colleagues prepare for this transformation.
In addition to Specialty Working Groups, other areas will
follow this same process. This includes Area Councils (where they are working
as Specialty Working Groups), Complex Areas, Content and Standards Committees
and more. Once complete the Change Impacts Task Force will review this work so
that it can be included in readiness events, pre-classroom training and future chapters
of the Readiness Playbook.
Medical Informatics Leads and other physicians on Area
Councils and Specialty Working Groups serve as an essential bridge between the
Connect Care initiative and clinical communities, and provide critical
leadership in understanding the operational impacts of the design decisions. We appreciate your support in helping us think
through how the system design, general documentation, decision and inquiry
supports may affect your colleagues at launch. Thank you again for your
continued support of this initiative.
For more information, we have prepared one page overviews of
the Change Impact Work Package and the Change Impact Task Force:
If you have any additional questions about this work, please
email Linda Kuijten at Linda.Kuijten@albertahealthservices.ca.