Visualizing implementation: contextual and organizational support mapping of stakeholders (COSMOS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

While stakeholder mapping is common in public policy, social sciences, and business management, this tool has not often been used in healthcare settings. We developed a new method of healthcare stakeholder mapping, which we call Contextual and Organizational Support Mapping of Stakeholders (COSMOS), to identify and assess key stakeholders in an implementation project. Stakeholder mapping allows the implementation team to assess and visually display all relevant stakeholders, their support for the project, and their ability to facilitate-or hinder-project implementation.

Methods

The COSMOS model was developed to visualize the stakeholders involved in a hospital-based study conducted from 2013-2016. In this study, a new screen prompt and order set were embedded in t

SUBMITTER: Bernstein SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427961 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature