Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership

Clark, Heather; Ramírez, Albert; Drake, Kelly N.; Beaudoin, Christopher E.; Garney, Whitney R.; Wendel, Monica L.; Outley, Corliss; Burdine, James N.; Player, Harold D

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“…), increased efficiency or effectiveness in achieving a shared objective or bringing together diverse stakeholders that may not have otherwise come together in a planned or coordinated manner. 12 13 Organisational network analysis has also been used to assess network structure and/or coordination of services, 14 15 to identify opportunities for integration of services, 16 17 to refine internetwork and intranetwork resource exchange 18 19 and planning in multisectoral environments, 20 to monitor and evaluate capacity building 21 22 and to study policy advocacy. 23 Despite the encouraging findings from this research, the application of network analysis to organisational networks seems to be lagging behind that for networks of individuals.…”

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Reflections on benefits and challenges of longitudinal organisational network analysis as a tool for health systems research and practice

2021

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As health systems practitioners and researchers increasingly turn towards systems thinking approaches and work on building interorganisational networks, they have demonstrated increasing interest in network analysis for investigating relationships and interactions between system actors, both at the individual and organisational levels. Despite the potential of network-based approaches to improve health system efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness, both the theoretical and practical guidance on designing and evaluating network-building strategies is underdeveloped within the field. While there are multiple tools and resources to help users collect, manage and analyse network data, there is much less guidance on the practical applications of this information. One apparent gap is the limited application of longitudinal organisational network analysis, in which data are collected from the same organisational actors repeatedly over multiple time points. This yields insights into the dynamic nature of networks, including how the network structure and interactions change over time. Given that networks are rarely static, the addition of the time dimension has the potential to substantially enhance the analytical value of network analysis and contribute to more nuanced guidance for interested practitioners and policymakers. In this article, the authors draw on their experiences in conducting longitudinal network analysis of interorganisational relationships in the USA and India to comment on the opportunities and challenges of the methodology within the field of health systems research. We also provide suggestions as to how some of these challenges may be addressed or mitigated.

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Reflections on benefits and challenges of longitudinal organisational network analysis as a tool for health systems research and practice

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“…Are they ‘non-state providers’ [ 111 ] (i.e., small, often informal providers who are increasing in numbers, scope, scale and impact to fill the gap left by weak state capacity), even though many inter-organizational health networks are socially constructed to engage partners from multiple sectors, including governments and NGOs? Indeed, are such wicked problems [ 112 – 115 ] that health networks come together to tackle even governable [ 116 ]? Finally, what value can child health networks offer to place-based and collective impact approaches to child health work?…”

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A catalyst for system change: a case study of child health network formation, evolution and sustainability in Canada

McPherson

Ploeg

Edwards

et al. 2017

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine key processes and supportive and inhibiting factors involved in the development, evolution, and sustainability of a child health network in rural Canada. This study contributes to a relatively new research agenda aimed at understanding inter-organizational and cross-sectoral health networks. These networks encourage collaboration focusing on complex issues impacting health – issues that individual agencies cannot effectively address alone. This paper presents an overview of the study findings.MethodsAn explanatory qualitative case study approach examined the Network's 13-year lifespan. Data sources were documents and Network members, including regional and 71 provincial senior managers from 11 child and youth service sectors. Data were collected through 34 individual interviews and a review of 127 documents. Interview data were analyzed using framework analysis methods; Prior's approach guided document analysis.ResultsThree themes related to network development, evolution and sustainability were identified: (a) Network relationships as system triggers, (b) Network-mediated system responsiveness, and (c) Network practice as political.ConclusionsStudy findings have important implications for network organizational development, collaborative practice, interprofessional education, public policy, and public system responsiveness research. Findings suggest it is important to explicitly focus on relationships and multi-level socio-political contexts, such as supportive policy environments, in understanding health networks. The dynamic interplay among the Network members; central supportive and inhibiting factors; and micro-, meso-, and macro-organizational contexts was identified.

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“…But due to the small number of providers in rural areas, providers have the ability to know the names and faces of all other providers in the community. If interorganizational communication is encouraged and expected, community capacity can be built and consumers can expect more integrated care [ 31 ].…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Rural Clients Seeking Telepsychology Services

Tarlow

McCord

Elliott

et al. 2014

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications

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Sixty million US residents live in rural areas, but health policies and interventions developed from an urban mindset often fail to address the significant barriers to health experienced by these local communities. Telepsychology, or psychological services delivered by distance via technology, is an emerging treatment modality with special implications for underserved rural areas. This study found that a sample of rural residents seeking telepsychology services (n = 94) had low health-related quality of life (HRQOL), often due to cooccurring physical and mental health diagnoses including high rates of depression. However, a brief telepsychology treatment delivered to rural clients (n = 40) was associated with an improvement in mental health-related quality of life (d = 0.70, P < .001). These results indicate that despite the complex health needs of these underserved communities, telepsychology interventions may help offset the disparities in health service access in rural areas.

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Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Reflections on benefits and challenges of longitudinal organisational network analysis as a tool for health systems research and practice

Reflections on benefits and challenges of longitudinal organisational network analysis as a tool for health systems research and practice

A catalyst for system change: a case study of child health network formation, evolution and sustainability in Canada

Health-Related Quality of Life of Rural Clients Seeking Telepsychology Services

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