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Table 2 QUERI Series articles reporting empirical studies

From: Learning from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative: QUERI Series

 

Phase 1

Single site pilot

Phase 2

Small-scale, multi-site implementation trial

Phase 3

Large-scale, multi-region implementation trial

Phase 4

System wide roll-out

Step 1

Select disease/conditions/patient populations

Goetz et al. Implementing and evaluating a regional strategy to improve testing rates in VA patients for HIV [15]

Krein et al. Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes [14]

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

   

Step 2

Identify evidence based guidelines

Goetz et al. Implementing and evaluating a regional strategy to improve testing rates in VA patients for HIV [15]

Krein et al. Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes [14]

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

   

Step 3

Measure and diagnose quality/performance gaps

Goetz et al. Implementing and evaluating a regional strategy to improve testing rates in VA patients for HIV [15]

Krein et al. Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes [14]

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

   

Step 4

Implement improvement program

Brown et al. EQUIP: Implementing chronic care principles for improved care for schizophrenia [16]

Goetz et al. Implementing and evaluating a regional strategy to improve testing rates in VA patients for HIV [15]

Krein et al. Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes [14]

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

Brown et al. EQUIP: Implementing chronic care principles for improved care for schizophrenia [16]

Wallace and Legro. Project to increase vaccination rates in high risk veterans [9]

Sales et al. Implementing electronic clinical reminders for lipid management for patients with ischemic heart disease [17]

*Curran et al. A process for developing an implementation intervention [10]

*Bowman et al. Measuring persistence of implementation [7]

 

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

Step 5

Assess improvement program feasibility, implementation, impacts on patients, family, system outcomes

Krein et al. Improving eye care for veterans with diabetes [14]

Brown et al. EQUIP: Implementing chronic care principles for improved care for schizophrenia[16]

Wallace and Legro. Project to increase vaccination rates in high-risk veterans [9]

Sales et al. Implementing electronic clinical reminders for lipid management for patients with ischemic heart disease [17]

 

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

Step 6

Assess improvement program impact on HRQoL

   

Smith et al. Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression [12]

  1. * indicates data from this step/phase referred to in a thematic paper