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Ralf Kirchhoff

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Ralf Kirchhoff

Professor I Deputy head of research I Programme leader Master in Healthcare Management
Department of Health Sciences Ålesund
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

rk@ntnu.no
+4770161478 +4793037991 Ankeret, A316, NTNU Ålesund
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Research Interests
Kirchhoff's research interest is in health policy and health systems. Especially reforms or other significant changes in health services are topics that he is interested in.  The works and projects he works on are typically interdisciplinary and can be sorted under health services research.


Education
PhD in Administration and Organization Theory at the University of Bergen, Norway, focusing on differences between migrated German physicians and Norwegian physicians in hospitals in Norway.

Competencies

  • Health management
  • Health services research
  • Health systems
  • Helsereformer
  • Political science and organisational theory

Research

Ph.d. prosjekt: Kommunikasjon mellom fastleger og NAV – en studie av utvidet sykmeldingsblanketter for brukere med vanlige psykiske lidelser

Prosjektet er et samarbeid mellom NTNU og NAV gjennom Offentlig ph.d. program. Prosjektet gir kunnskap om kommunikasjon mellom helsetjeneste og NAV er lagt til rette for tilbakeføring til arbeid eller inntektssikring.

Ph.d-prosjekt: Helsepersonells erfaringer med hendelsesanalyse

Undersøke erfaringer til helsepersonell, RCA-teamet og ledere med hendelsesanalyse etter alvorlige uønskede hendelser i somatikken/spesialisthelsetjenesten.

Publications

Management and reforms in the Nordic hospital landscape

Management and reforms in the Nordic hospital landscape (Kirchhoff et al., 2019) is a systematic literature study that deals with the research literature on management and hospital reforms in the Nordics in the period 2000 – 2016.

Use of video communication technology in the light of everyday and/or tele rehabilitation

The article generates knowledge about the use of video communication technology (VCT) in the rehabilitation of the elderly. The method used: Scoping review.

Aspects of Equality in Mandatory Partnerships – From the Perspective of Municipal Care in Norway

This paper raises questions about equality in partnerships, since imbalance in partnerships may effect collaboration outcomes in integrated care.

My scientific works within the research profile organization and management are mainly connected to reforms. Healthcare managers influence, lead, give direction and try to create meaning in what happens in and around their organisations. Health managers and society therefore need knowledge of how reform-initiated changes affect various aspects of health services.

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2021

  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Aarseth, Turid; Solbjør, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2021) 'What matters to you?' : normative integration of an intervention to promote participation of older patients with multi-morbidity - a qualitative case study. BMC Health Services Research. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Solbjør, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes. (2021) Games of uncertainty: the participation of older patients with multimorbidity in care planning meetings - a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics. volum 21.
    Academic article

2020

  • Frisvoll, Inger Cecilie; Aarseth, Turid; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Å skrive ut pasienter til kommunene - faglig rasjonalitet under press?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. volum 6 (3).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Koronakrisen – om å gjøre det rette, også når det er tvil. Gemini.
    Chronicle
  • Melbye, Marita Christina Susanne; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Tverrprofesjonell in situ simulering på intensivavdelingen - erfaringer blant leger og sykepleiere. Inspira- Journal of Anesthesia, Operating Room and Critical Care Nursing.
    Academic article
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes; Solbjør, Marit. (2020) Sharing responsibility: Municipal health professionals' approaches to goal setting with older patients with multi-morbidity - a grounded theory study. BMC Health Services Research. volum 20 (141).
    Academic article
  • Pukstad, Brita; Oestvang, Janne; Ingebrigtsen, Erik; Lenschow, Harald; Onsøyen, Lars E.; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ødegård, Rune Strand. (2020) Ph.d.-administrative støttesystemer. 2020.
    Report

2019

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Vik, Erlend; Aarseth, Turid. (2019) Management and reforms in the Nordic hospital landscape. Journal of Health Organisation and Management. volum 33 (5).
    Scientific translation/review
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2019) Moralsk stress blant sykepleiere i medisinske og kirurgiske avdelinger. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. volum 9 (2).
    Academic article

2018

  • Bøyum-Folkeseth, Linda; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2018) Endringer i klageregler : stor økning i klager etter samhandlingsreformen?. Det regionale i det internasjonale : fjordantologien 2018.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Huby, Guro Øyen; Cook, Ailsa; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2018) Can we mandate partnership working? Top down meets bottom up in structural reforms in Scotland and Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 26 (2).
    Academic article

2017

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Kongshaug, Arnhild Vestnes; Vadset, Tove Bjørnland. (2017) Self-Assessment of Intensive Care Nurses’ Team Performance Compared with Intensive Care Nursing Students. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. volum 32.
    Summary/Abstract

2016

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Berg, Helen. (2016) Bruk av videokommunikasjonsteknologi i hverdags- og/eller telerehabilitering. Sykepleien Forskning. volum 11 (2).
    Scientific translation/review
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Bøyum-Folkeseth, Linda; Gjerde, Ingunn; Aarseth, Turid. (2016) Samhandlingsreformen og fastlegene – et avstandsforhold?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. volum 2 (2).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ljunggren, Birgitte. (2016) Aspects of Equality in Mandatory Partnerships - From the Perspective of Municipal Care in Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 16 (2).
    Academic article

2015

  • Brekk, Åge; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2015) Hvor ble det av pasienten i samarbeidsavtalene?. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Grimsmo, Anders; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Aarseth, Turid. (2015) Samhandlingsreformen i Norge. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Hall-Lord, Marie Louise; Marhaug, Gudmund; Hoffmann, Bjørn; Ballangrud, Randi; Lunde, Birgitta Hansen; Olsen, Marit; Storli, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Olsen, Lars André; Reine, Elisabeth. (2015) Rapport fra arbeidsgruppe Pasientsikkerhet. 2015.
    Report
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Grimsmo, Anders; Brekk, Åge. (2015) Kommuner og helseforetak - ble de enige om noe?. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. volum 18 (2).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ljunggren, Elin Birgitte. (2015) Equality in partnerships. The Coordination Reform in Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 15 (5).
    Summary/Abstract
  • Rutle, Adrian; Fagerland Simonsen, Kent Inge; Schaathun, Hans Georg; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2015) Model-driven software engineering in practice: A content analysis software for health reform agreements. Procedia Computer Science. volum 63.
    Academic article

2014

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Nesset, Erik. (2014) Tyske og norske sykehusleger i Norge - ulike syn på faglig oppdatering?. Det mangfaldige kvalitetsomgrepet. Fjordantologien 2013.
    Academic chapter/article

2013

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2013) Tyske sykehusleger i Norge i et institusjonelt perspektiv. 2013.
    PhD thesis

2011

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2011) Tilhørighet til arbeidsplassen: en komparativ studie av tyske og norske sykehusleger i Norge. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. volum 52 (2).
    Academic article

2010

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2010) Forskjeller i opplevelse av arbeidsmiljøet blant norske og tyske overleger i Norge :. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. volum 27 (1/2).
    Academic article

Scientific articles

  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Aarseth, Turid; Solbjør, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2021) 'What matters to you?' : normative integration of an intervention to promote participation of older patients with multi-morbidity - a qualitative case study. BMC Health Services Research. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Solbjør, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes. (2021) Games of uncertainty: the participation of older patients with multimorbidity in care planning meetings - a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Frisvoll, Inger Cecilie; Aarseth, Turid; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Å skrive ut pasienter til kommunene - faglig rasjonalitet under press?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. volum 6 (3).
    Academic article
  • Melbye, Marita Christina Susanne; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Tverrprofesjonell in situ simulering på intensivavdelingen - erfaringer blant leger og sykepleiere. Inspira- Journal of Anesthesia, Operating Room and Critical Care Nursing.
    Academic article
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes; Solbjør, Marit. (2020) Sharing responsibility: Municipal health professionals' approaches to goal setting with older patients with multi-morbidity - a grounded theory study. BMC Health Services Research. volum 20 (141).
    Academic article
  • Oksavik, Jannike Dyb; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2019) Moralsk stress blant sykepleiere i medisinske og kirurgiske avdelinger. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. volum 9 (2).
    Academic article
  • Huby, Guro Øyen; Cook, Ailsa; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2018) Can we mandate partnership working? Top down meets bottom up in structural reforms in Scotland and Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 26 (2).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Bøyum-Folkeseth, Linda; Gjerde, Ingunn; Aarseth, Turid. (2016) Samhandlingsreformen og fastlegene – et avstandsforhold?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. volum 2 (2).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ljunggren, Birgitte. (2016) Aspects of Equality in Mandatory Partnerships - From the Perspective of Municipal Care in Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 16 (2).
    Academic article
  • Brekk, Åge; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2015) Hvor ble det av pasienten i samarbeidsavtalene?. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Grimsmo, Anders; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Aarseth, Turid. (2015) Samhandlingsreformen i Norge. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Grimsmo, Anders; Brekk, Åge. (2015) Kommuner og helseforetak - ble de enige om noe?. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. volum 18 (2).
    Academic article
  • Rutle, Adrian; Fagerland Simonsen, Kent Inge; Schaathun, Hans Georg; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2015) Model-driven software engineering in practice: A content analysis software for health reform agreements. Procedia Computer Science. volum 63.
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2011) Tilhørighet til arbeidsplassen: en komparativ studie av tyske og norske sykehusleger i Norge. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. volum 52 (2).
    Academic article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2010) Forskjeller i opplevelse av arbeidsmiljøet blant norske og tyske overleger i Norge :. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. volum 27 (1/2).
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2020) Koronakrisen – om å gjøre det rette, også når det er tvil. Gemini.
    Chronicle
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Vik, Erlend; Aarseth, Turid. (2019) Management and reforms in the Nordic hospital landscape. Journal of Health Organisation and Management. volum 33 (5).
    Scientific translation/review
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Kongshaug, Arnhild Vestnes; Vadset, Tove Bjørnland. (2017) Self-Assessment of Intensive Care Nurses’ Team Performance Compared with Intensive Care Nursing Students. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. volum 32.
    Summary/Abstract
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Berg, Helen. (2016) Bruk av videokommunikasjonsteknologi i hverdags- og/eller telerehabilitering. Sykepleien Forskning. volum 11 (2).
    Scientific translation/review
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ljunggren, Elin Birgitte. (2015) Equality in partnerships. The Coordination Reform in Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). volum 15 (5).
    Summary/Abstract

Part of book/report

  • Bøyum-Folkeseth, Linda; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2018) Endringer i klageregler : stor økning i klager etter samhandlingsreformen?. Det regionale i det internasjonale : fjordantologien 2018.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf; Nesset, Erik. (2014) Tyske og norske sykehusleger i Norge - ulike syn på faglig oppdatering?. Det mangfaldige kvalitetsomgrepet. Fjordantologien 2013.
    Academic chapter/article

Report

  • Pukstad, Brita; Oestvang, Janne; Ingebrigtsen, Erik; Lenschow, Harald; Onsøyen, Lars E.; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Ødegård, Rune Strand. (2020) Ph.d.-administrative støttesystemer. 2020.
    Report
  • Hall-Lord, Marie Louise; Marhaug, Gudmund; Hoffmann, Bjørn; Ballangrud, Randi; Lunde, Birgitta Hansen; Olsen, Marit; Storli, Marit; Kirchhoff, Ralf; Olsen, Lars André; Reine, Elisabeth. (2015) Rapport fra arbeidsgruppe Pasientsikkerhet. 2015.
    Report
  • Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2013) Tyske sykehusleger i Norge i et institusjonelt perspektiv. 2013.
    PhD thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • HELA3900 - Thesis in Health Care Management
  • SYA3022 - Patient safety and quality improvement
  • HELA3003 - Methods in Social science
  • HELA3001 - Patient Safety and Management

Media

Koronakrisen: Om å gjøre det rette, også når det er tvil

Under koronapandemien ble vurderingsevnen til våre politikere satt på prøve. Det å gjøre det rette var vanskelig, særlig i en periode der det var tvil rundt hvilke tiltak som virket. Denne kronikken ble skrevet i en tidlig fase av pandemien.

Helseledere har positiv grunnholdning til digitalisering

En spørreundersøkelse blant helseledere i Møre og Romsdal viser en positiv grunnholdning til bruken av digitale verktøy.

Formell lederutdanning har betydning

Formell lederutdanning har betydning for hvordan helseledere vurderer sin egen kompetanse, viser SUHEL-undersøkelsen.

2021

  • Interview
    Bjåen, Bjørgulf K. (avisa Vårt Land); Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2021) Pandemien river i Norge - men ingen flere intensivplasser. https://www.vl.no/nyheter/2021/12/17/pandemien-river-i-norge [Avis]. 2021-12-17.
  • Programme participation
    Kjølås, Bibbi; Kirchhoff, Ralf. (2021) Intervju om helseledere i Møre og Romsdal. NRK Møre og Romsdal [Radio]. 2021-11-19.

2020

  • Academic lecture
    Kirchhoff, Ralf; Solberg, Mads. (2020) A framework for policy research on governmental trust and AAL-technology: a proposal. ISG's 12th World Conference of Gerontechnology . The International Society for Gerontechnology; Trondheim. 2020-10-06 - 2020-10-09.
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