# Resistance to Change * **Definition:** Resistance to Change in healthcare refers to the reluctance or opposition of individuals or groups within a healthcare organization to adopt new practices, technologies, or processes, often due to fear of the unknown, perceived threats to job security, or lack of trust in the change initiative. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Resistance to Change ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Resistance to Change**, for healthcare technology leaders * 947 news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**Navigating Healthcare Transformation: Leadership Strategies for a Resilient, Tech-Enabled Future**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/uncategorized/navigating-healthcare-transformation-leadership-strategies-for-a-resilient-tech-enabled-future/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/28/2025 | [**Navigating Healthcare Transformation: Leadership Strategies for a Resilient, Tech-Enabled Future**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/navigating-healthcare-transformation-leadership-strategies-for-a-resilient-tech-enabled-future/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**The 'two-pronged' approach Sutter Health uses to strengthen its workforce**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/the-two-pronged-approach-sutter-health-uses-to-strengthen-its-workforce/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**What hospitals must do to retain nurses and nurse managers**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/what-hospitals-must-do-to-retain-nurses-and-nurse-managers) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**Ambulatory Surgical & Emergency Center Services Market 2025: AI, Electrification, and ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ambulatory-surgical-emergency-center-fotve/) | [[Linkedin]] | | 5/15/2025 | [**Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Privia Health (NASDAQ:PRVA) In The Context Of Other Healthcare ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unpacking-q1-earnings-privia-health-033404508.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation - Computer Weekly**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623956/Humphrey-AI-tool-powers-Scottish-Parliament-consultation) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 4/25/2025 | [**Rev Cycle NOW Recap: Key Strategies for Improving Patient Engagement**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/revenue-cycle/rev-cycle-now-recap-key-strategies-improving-patient-engagement) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 3/14/2025 | [**Efficiency vs. Empathy: Can Technology Strengthen the Doctor-Patient Relationship?**](https://medcitynews.com/2025/03/efficiency-vs-empathy-can-technology-strengthen-the-doctor-patient-relationship/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**HIMSS25: Driving Payer Innovation with AI, Digital Health and Collaboration**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/himss25-driving-payer-innovation-with-ai-digital-health-and-collaboration/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**How one heart institute achieved HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-one-heart-institute-achieved-himss-emram-stage-6) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/28/2025 | [**The Home Care Tipping Point: Why 2025 Could Break or Make Your Business - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/home-care-tipping-point-why-2025-could-break-make-your-iqhvc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**This Week in B2B Was About Unlocking Trapped Payments Data**](https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2025/this-week-in-b2b-was-about-unlocking-trapped-payments-data/) | [[PYMTScom]] | | 2/26/2025 | [**OpenText to Showcase New Innovations to Empower Healthcare Providers at HIMSS 2025**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/opentext-showcase-innovations-empower-healthcare-123000880.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**4 Observations from ViVE 2025 (So Far) - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/4-observations-vive-2025-so-far) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Hyper Automation Market is expected to generate a revenue of USD 3.86 Billion by 2031 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyper-automation-market-is-expected-to-generate-a-revenue-of-usd-3-86-billion-by-2031--globally-at-18-25-cagr-verified-market-research-302363218.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Global study: AI-driven government productivity efforts can't underestimate culture - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-study-ai-driven-government-productivity-efforts-cant-underestimate-culture-302363449.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/20/2025 | [**Enterprise Performance Management Market to Reach USD 12.03 Billion by 2032, Driven ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/enterprise-performance-management-market-to-reach-usd-12-03-billion-by-2032--driven-by-ai-integration-and-cloud-adoption--credence-research-inc-302355455.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**The Evolving Role of Extended Reality in Healthcare: The Metaverse and Digital Health 4.0**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241202834747/en/The-Evolving-Role-of-Extended-Reality-in-Healthcare-The-Metaverse-and-Digital-Health-4.0---ResearchAndMarkets.com) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Robotic Process Automation in Healthcare Market Surges to USD 9.5 Billion by 2030 ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robotic-process-automation-in-healthcare-market-surges-to-usd-9-5-billion-by-2030--propelled-by-25-9-cagr---verified-market-reports-302317393.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 9/5/2024 | [**Sentiment of Nurses Towards Artificial Intelligence and Resistance to Change in Healthcare ...**](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39235193/) | [[PubMed - NIH]] | | 8/3/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - August 3, 2024**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/08/03/weekly-roundup-august-3-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 7/31/2024 | [**Best Practices for Training During EHRImplementation**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/07/31/best-practices-for-training-during-ehr-implementation/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/22/2024 | [**AI risks in healthcare: Misdiagnosis, inequality, and ethical concerns**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240123/AI-risks-in-healthcare-Misdiagnosis-inequality-and-ethical-concerns.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 9/18/2023 | [**How can Lewin's change management model help you diagnose and manage resistance to change?**](https://www.linkedin.com/advice/3/how-can-lewins-change-management-model-help-you) | [[Linkedin]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Chad Sands**: VP of Marketing at CloudLex, highlighting resistance to change in the legal tech industry. - **Sowmya Viswanathan**: Chief Physician Executive at BayCare, emphasizes the importance of addressing organizational resistance to change in healthcare technology adoption. - **Terry Shaw**: President and CEO of AdventHealth, emphasizes the importance of overcoming resistance to change in healthcare. - **Eugene Cheah**: Founder of Recursal AI, discusses the need for democratizing AI technologies to overcome resistance to change. - **Key Player**: Healthcare Providers, Definition: Organizations that deliver medical services and are often resistant to adopting new technologies due to concerns about workflow disruptions and training requirements. - **Darci Henry**: Care Coach at Trualta, recognized for her contributions to memory care and highlights funding and resistance to change as obstacles to innovation. - **Samant Virk**: A neurologist and healthcare executive discussing the challenges of outdated systems and resistance to change in healthcare technology. - **David Miles**: CIO of Oklahoma Heart Hospital who successfully transitioned from Cerner to Epic EHR, providing insights on managing change. - **Healthcare Providers**: Organizations and professionals delivering medical services, facing challenges in adopting new technologies. - **Elon Musk**: CEO known for aggressive cost-cutting strategies in private companies, now leading the Department of Government Efficiency. - **Jamie Dimon**: CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leading significant investments in AI to enhance employee efficiency despite some resistance. - **PharmaIN Corporation**: A company developing novel therapies, showcasing the importance of innovation in overcoming treatment resistance. - **Wes Gattis**: Director of health informatics solutions at Cordea Consulting, discussing the importance of app rationalization and change management. - **Tony Blair**: Former Prime Minister, advocates for AI's potential in transforming public services while acknowledging the complexities of governance. - **Info-Tech Research Group**: A research firm providing actionable strategies for IT leaders to enhance productivity and innovation in healthcare technology. - **Trio Workforce Solutions**: A partner that helps health systems transform their workforce management strategies. - **DrFirst**: A healthcare technology company recognized for its innovative contributions to optimizing the medication journey and improving patient care. - **Sachin Jain**: CEO of SCAN Group, advocating for reevaluation of Medicare to align with evolving healthcare needs. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Healthcare Technology Partnerships**: Collaborations between healthcare providers and technology vendors are essential to address resistance to change by ensuring that new technologies meet the specific needs of healthcare settings. - **Faro Health**: Hosting a webinar on structured change management for clinical study design technology adoption. - **Health System and Trio Workforce Solutions**: Partnered to enhance workforce management strategies, focusing on flexibility and cost-efficiency. - **Kaiser Permanente**: Demonstrated successful telehealth integration during the COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming initial challenges through investment in infrastructure and training. - **Theoria Medical and High-Needs Reach ACO**: Engaged to improve care for high-acuity patients in skilled nursing facilities, sharing savings while taking on financial risks. - **DrFirst Partnerships**: Strategic partnerships reaching over 100 million patients annually to enhance medication management. - **Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research**: Involved in studies identifying TBK1 as a therapeutic target for CAR T-cell efficacy. - **Sosa Practice Partners**: Offers tailored solutions to help healthcare organizations streamline credentialing processes. - **Telecoms Industry and NHS**: Collaboration to promote secure, integrated, and care-ready solutions in UK healthcare. - **HIMSS25 Panel**: Discussed the shift towards AI and digital health in improving patient outcomes, emphasizing collaboration among health plans. - **Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center**: Collaborated on research to enhance DLBCL treatment outcomes using venetoclax. - **Nucleai and Bio-Techne**: Collaboration to investigate spatial proteomic profiles in melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy, aiming to develop predictive spatial biomarkers. - **Royal Philips**: Expanding HealthSuite Imaging cloud services in Europe, leveraging Amazon Web Services for enhanced radiology informatics. - **Various Universities**: Collaborated with prestigious institutions to advance cancer treatment research. - **Ovation Healthcare**: Partnered with over 375 clients across 47 states to enhance hospital business operations. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Lewin's Change Management Model**: A structured approach consisting of unfreeze, change, and refreeze stages to manage resistance during organizational change. - **Extended Reality (XR)**: Emerging technologies in healthcare face resistance to change, interoperability issues, and the need for scalable solutions. - **Memory Care Innovation Program**: Recognizes contributions in cognitive care, addressing resistance to change through advocacy and education. - **Telemedicine**: Utilizes digital tools to provide healthcare services remotely, facing resistance from traditional healthcare leaders. - **Extended Reality (XR) Applications**: XR technologies are being explored for various healthcare applications, but budget constraints and resistance to change hinder their implementation. - **Healthcare Cloud Computing**: Growing due to the need for effective data management, with challenges including resistance to change and regulatory compliance. - **Extended Reality (XR) in Healthcare**: Exploring applications in treatment and training, but hindered by budget constraints and resistance to change. - **AI Integration in Healthcare**: Efforts to integrate AI technologies in healthcare settings, facing resistance due to lack of familiarity and fears of job displacement. - **Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)**: Gaining traction for improving diagnostic accuracy, but facing resistance from healthcare providers. - **Telehealth**: A transformative healthcare option that enhances accessibility and efficiency, yet faces challenges such as provider resistance and technological barriers. - **AI in Healthcare**: The integration of AI technologies is hindered by data quality issues and high costs, necessitating buy-in from care teams to address resistance to change. - **Electronic Health Records (EHRs)**: Revolutionizing healthcare by providing instant access to patient data and improving communication among providers. - **Open-source Medical Device Development**: Proposed to enhance collaboration and reduce costs, requiring a shift in traditional views on intellectual property. - **SmarterDenials™**: A clinical AI tool developed by SmarterDx to automate appeal letter generation, improving efficiency in handling claim denials. - **Enterprise Service Management (ESM)**: Adoption of ESM platforms to improve collaboration and efficiency across organizational functions. - **Digital Health Solutions**: Integration of computing systems and software to enhance healthcare delivery, facing challenges like regulatory complexities. - **AI-Driven Solutions**: Technologies like Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience aimed at improving clinical documentation and reducing physician burnout. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Resistance to Change**: Cultural resistance within organizations and among patients hinders the adoption of new technologies and processes. - **Cultural Resistance**: Organizations may resist change due to established practices and fear of the unknown, impacting the adoption of new technologies. - **Cultural Resistance to Change**: A major concern across various sectors, including healthcare, impacting the adoption of new technologies and practices. - **Physician Resistance**: Busy schedules, autonomy, and skepticism towards new ideas disrupt workflow and hinder change implementation. - **Staff Resistance**: Identified as a significant barrier to implementing changes in healthcare technology, with over 64% of leaders citing it as a challenge. - **Budget Constraints**: Limited financial resources can prevent healthcare organizations from investing in new technologies, contributing to resistance to change. - **Technological Resistance**: Concerns about the replacement of human interaction by technology and inadequate training contribute to resistance in adopting AI. - **Cultural Barriers**: Human factors such as fear of job displacement and entrenched company cultures impede the acceptance of new technologies. - **Legacy Systems**: The patchwork of legacy systems in healthcare IT creates challenges for operational efficiency and necessitates app rationalization to overcome resistance to change. - **Data Privacy Concerns**: As organizations adopt new technologies, ensuring data privacy becomes a critical concern that can contribute to resistance. - **High Implementation Costs**: The financial burden associated with adopting new technologies can deter organizations from pursuing necessary changes. - **Interoperability Issues**: The lack of compatibility between new technologies and existing systems can lead to reluctance in adopting innovations. - **Generational Differences**: Older workers may resist adopting new technologies due to trust issues, while younger workers are more open to integrating new tools.