The Deadly Sins Of Community Health Centers - Part 2. Tendency to Chase the Latest Trend
Continuing our posting from yesterday on the Deadly Sins of Community Health Centers (CHCs) … Yesterday we discussed Part 1 – The Lack of Urgency. Today, we’ll look at the second sin: The Tendency to Chase the Latest Trend.
2. Tendency to chase the latest trend
Community Health Centers exhibit a marked tendency to chase the latest trend and/or available grant, irrespective of its relevancy to their mission, resources, skills, and patient needs. There is danger in trying to do what is "hot," rather than what makes sense for the center, its local service area, and its underserved patients.
The irony here is that most centers are painfully slow in implementing new management processes and structures. While many CHCs are chasing the latest trend, they are too slow to implement the changes and benefit from them.
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