Organizational Characteristics of Successful Innovative Health Care Programs Sustained Over Time

Connie Evashwick; Marcia Ory

doi:10.1097/00003727-200307000-00003

Organizational Characteristics of Successful Innovative Health Care Programs Sustained Over Time

Connie Evashwick, Marcia Ory

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Sustaining a successful program over times is critical in today's rapidly changing health care environment. This study sought to identify the characteristics of organizations that implemented innovative health programs for older adults and sustained those programs over time. The Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association created an award in 1998, endowed by the Archstone Foundation, to recognize innovative programs providing health and related social support services to older adults. The 20 award winners were interviewed in Fall 2002, using a structured questionnaire based on the conceptual model for sustainability articulated by Shediac-Rizkallah and Bone. 1 The findings provided insights into the importance of leadership, financing, organizational structure, governance, marketing, and evaluation/research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	177-193
Number of pages	17
Journal	Family and Community Health
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200307000-00003
State	Published - 2003

Keywords

Innovation
Older adults
Services sustainability
Social support

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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