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Research
Missed evidence-based monitoring in high-risk conditions (e.g., cancer) leads to delayed diagnosis. Current technological solutions fail to close this safety gap. In response, we aim to demonstrate a novel met...
Implementation Science 2017 12:79
Published on: 24 June 2017
Debate
The vision of transforming health systems into learning health systems (LHSs) that rapidly and continuously transform knowledge into improved health outcomes at lower cost is generating increased interest in gove...
Implementation Science 2017 12:78
Published on: 23 June 2017
Systematic review
Researchers, healthcare planners, and policymakers convey a sense of urgency in using eMental healthcare technologies to improve pediatric mental healthcare availability and access. Yet, different stakeholders...
Implementation Science 2017 12:76
Published on: 21 June 2017
Methodology
Implementing new practices requires changes in the behaviour of relevant actors, and this is facilitated by understanding of the determinants of current and desired behaviours. The Theoretical Domains Framewor...
Implementation Science 2017 12:77
Published on: 21 June 2017
Research
Implementation support models are increasingly being used to enhance the delivery of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) in routine care settings. Little is known about the extent to which these models lead to co...
Implementation Science 2017 12:75
Published on: 13 June 2017
Systematic review
Adoption of contemporary evidence-based guidelines for acute stroke management is often delayed due to a range of key enablers and barriers. Recent reviews on such barriers focus mainly on specific acute strok...
Implementation Science 2017 12:74
Published on: 5 June 2017
Short report
Training is a core component in the implementation of empirically supported treatments, especially in the case of psychosocial interventions targeting mental illness. However, common forms of training are rela...
Implementation Science 2017 12:73
Published on: 2 June 2017
Research
Perioperative autologous blood salvage and preoperative erythropoietin are not (cost) effective to reduce allogeneic transfusion in primary hip and knee arthroplasty, but are still used. This study aimed to ev...
Implementation Science 2017 12:72
Published on: 30 May 2017
Research
In 2014, nursing home administration and government officials were facing increasing public and media scrutiny around the variation of antipsychotic medication (APM) prescribing across Ontario nursing homes. I...
Implementation Science 2017 12:71
Published on: 26 May 2017
Research
An online weight management intervention (POWeR+) combined with a small amount of primary care healthcare practitioner support is effective in helping patients to lose weight, but little is known about how pra...
Implementation Science 2017 12:69
Published on: 25 May 2017
Study protocol
Audit and feedback is often used as a strategy to improve quality of care, however, its effects are variable and often marginal. In order to learn how to design and deliver effective feedback, we need to under...
Implementation Science 2017 12:68
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research
System-wide training initiatives to support and implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) in behavioral health systems have become increasingly widespread. Understanding more about organizations who do not par...
Implementation Science 2017 12:70
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been shown to have a positive impact on outcome. The ERAS care system includes an evidence-based guideline, an implementation program, and an interactive au...
Implementation Science 2017 12:67
Published on: 19 May 2017
Research
There is substantial evidence about the effectiveness of audit with feedback, but none that we know have been conducted in home care settings. The primary purpose of the Data for Improvement and Clinical Excel...
Implementation Science 2017 12:66
Published on: 18 May 2017
Study protocol
Tobacco and alcohol use present multiplicative risk for aerodigestive cancers. Reducing alcohol consumption improves smoking cessation outcomes and reduces cancer risk. Risky alcohol consumption and smoking ar...
Implementation Science 2017 12:65
Published on: 18 May 2017
Research
In the UK, responsibility for many public health functions was transferred in 2013 from the National Health Service (NHS) to local government; a very different political context and one without the NHS history...
Implementation Science 2017 12:63
Published on: 12 May 2017
Debate
Even under optimal internal organizational conditions, implementation can be undermined by changes in organizations’ external environments, such as fluctuations in funding, adjustments in contracting practices...
Implementation Science 2017 12:62
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research
Examining the role of modifiable barriers and facilitators is a necessary step toward developing effective implementation strategies. This study examines whether both general (organizational culture, organizat...
Implementation Science 2017 12:64
Published on: 12 May 2017
Systematic review
Audit and feedback is a common intervention for supporting clinical behaviour change. Increasingly, health data are available in electronic format. Yet, little is known regarding if and how electronic audit an...
Implementation Science 2017 12:61
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common and highly morbid illness. New medications that have much higher cure rates have become the new evidence-based practice in the field. Understanding the implementation of the...
Implementation Science 2017 12:60
Published on: 11 May 2017
Erratum
Implementation Science 2017 12:59
Published on: 10 May 2017
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Study protocol
Growing imperatives for safety, quality and responsible resource allocation have prompted renewed efforts to identify and quantify harmful or wasteful (low-value) medical practices such as test ordering, proce...
Implementation Science 2017 12:58
Published on: 3 May 2017
Study protocol
Over 1100 Veterans work in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as peer specialists (PSs). PSs are Veterans with formal training who provide support to other Veterans with similar diagnoses, primarily in m...
Implementation Science 2017 12:57
Published on: 2 May 2017
Study protocol
Multimorbidity is associated with negative effects both on people’s health and on healthcare systems. A key problem linked to multimorbidity is polypharmacy, which in turn is associated with increased risk of ...
Implementation Science 2017 12:54
Published on: 27 April 2017
Research
Implementation science in healthcare is an evolving discipline in German-speaking countries. In 2015, the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, implemented a two-year full-time Master of Sc...
Implementation Science 2017 12:55
Published on: 27 April 2017
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