Studer Group's Evidence Based Leadership

Summary and Critique of the Article The purpose of this study was to see how the Studer Group’s Evidence Based Leadership worked in a real situation, as well as finding out what the positives and negatives of this approach are in the healthcare system. This study was done on a large hospital that planned to implement a three year system change to improve care, effectiveness, and profitability. After interviewing 30 managers and leaders within in this hospital they found four themes that helped or hindered the success of EBL, they are Leadership, Organizational Processes, People & Culture, and EBL Tools (2013, Schuller et al.). They then looked at how these four factors play out at three different times in the transition, those times were initiation, implementation management, and maintenance (2013, Schuller et al.).

Research Questions They asked the interviewees six open ended questions so that they were able to respond in any way they felt applicable. They were asked these questions towards the end of the EBL implication. I think the researchers did a good job of picking questions to ask the interviewees so that it was structured, but not too much as to limit the variety of the responses. The questions were not skewed to a more positive or negative outcome. This is a good

The hospital was one of the top 10 in cardiology as well as many other specialties. Using an interview to collect data is more suited to this situation when compared to a survey or questionnaire. It allows the interviewees to go into detail about their experiences and to explain why they may or may not have liked a certain part of the process. One thing that would have made the study more encompassing would to interview employees in a non-managerial position. This would allow the researchers to see how followers feel about this style of leadership and its