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Revista de Salud Pública

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GORBANEV, Iouri; AGUDELO-LONDONO, Sandra; CORTES, Ariel  and  YEPES, Francisco J. Innovative culture and diagnosis related groups in a high complexity hospital, Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.2, pp.251-262. ISSN 0124-0064.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v18n2.42269.

Objectives To characterize the perception of Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) as an innovation among physicians, nurses and administrative staff in a hospital in Colombia. Methods A case study of innovative culture in a hospital. Surveys and focus groups were carried out with the medical, nursing and administrative staff. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the perceptions of innovative culture. Comparative analysis was done between professional groups. The results of the focus groups were transcribed and analyzed to deepen the findings of the surveys. Results Significant differences were found in perceptions of the innovative culture. The nursing staff were more enthusiastic than doctors when evaluating the innovative culture and leadership. Physicians felt more autonomy when discussing professional issues. Administrative staff assessed the Hospital's disposition to acquire new medical technologies as higher than that of physicians. The three groups know little about DRG's. Conclusions When implementing a health innovation it is advisable to analyze its effect on the professionals who participate in the implementation. Physicians perceive DRGs as a threat to their professional autonomy, while nurses see it as a pro-innovation force. It is important to involve nursing and administrative staff when implementing this kind of innovation.

Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; organizational innovation; organizational culture; clinical governance; risk adjustment.

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