Open AccessStrategies for Promoting Organizational and Practice Change by Advancing Implementation Research
Author(s) -
Rubenstein Lisa V.,
Pugh Jacqueline
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of general internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.746
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1525-1497
pISSN - 0884-8734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00364.x
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , context (archaeology) , public health , health services research , implementation research , public relations , quality (philosophy) , knowledge translation , quality management , medical education , medline , nursing , knowledge management , psychological intervention , political science , business , service (business) , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , marketing , computer science , law , biology
BACKGROUND: The persistence of a large quality gap between what we know about how to produce high quality clinical care and what the public receives has prompted interest in developing more effective methods to get evidence into practice. Implementation research aims to supply such methods. PURPOSE: This article proposes a set of recommendations aimed at establishing a common understanding of what implementation research is, and how to foster its development. METHODS: We developed the recommendations in the context of a translation research conference hosted by the VA for VA and non‐VA health services researchers. IMPACTS: Health care organizations, journals, researchers and academic institutions can use these recommendations to advance the field of implementation science and thus increase the impact of clinical and health services research on the health and health care of the public.