Enhancing Cross-functional Collaboration and Effective Problem Solving Through an Innovation Challenge for Point-of-Care Providers

J Nurs Adm. 2015 Jul-Aug;45(7-8):354-7. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000213.

Abstract

An internal employee challenge competition is a way to promote staff engagement and generate innovative business solutions. This Spotlight on Leadership focuses on the approach that a large not-for-profit healthcare organization, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, took in designing and executing an innovation challenge. The challenge leveraged internal staff expertise and promoted wide participation. This model is 1 that can be replicated by organizations as leaders work to engage employees at the point of service in organization-wide problem solving.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Leadership*
  • New York
  • Nursing Services / organization & administration*
  • Nursing Staff / education*
  • Organizational Culture
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Point-of-Care Systems / organization & administration*
  • Problem Solving*
  • Staff Development / methods*