What happens when healthcare innovations collide?

Given the significant infusion or resources required to make large-scale organisational change, it is critical for senior leaders to have a strong, authentic and continued commitment to the initiative. 3-5 This support may exist as resources to support change initiatives, or the identification of senior leadership champions who are accountable for a project's success. 3 A leadership commitment to innovation can engage providers by signalling a clear direction for change, reinforcing improvement expectations and maintaining momentum through externally mediated starts and stops. 2 3 The merger of three large initiatives within AHS provides additional lessons to be learned for any hospital or healthcare organisation that seeks to implement patient care innovations. [...]disenfranchisement of front-line workers due to multiple top-down initiatives may hinder successful implementation.