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Closing the gap between knowledge and practice in health care delivery by supporting the adoption of evidence-based interventions.

As the U.S. health care system works under increasingly complex and dynamic circumstances, we need proven approaches to putting evidence-based strategies into practice. With the movement toward more personalized and patient-centered care, a better understanding of patient experiences and implementation drivers is also needed. Implementation science has a fundamental role in supporting these efforts.  

Currently, gaps exist between research and practice in every setting and disease area. By using implementation science approaches, we can study interventions that promote the uptake and use of evidence in different settings and understand the key barriers and facilitators to uptake. We can also design and test different ways to scale interventions to enhance care delivery and improve quality and patient satisfaction.  

The Health Implementation Science Center supports researchers, clinicians, and policymakers by conducting rigorous research that encourages the adoption and uptake of evidence-based interventions into practice across the following domains: Implementation Science, Digital Health & Health Informatics, and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR).

The Center’s multi-disciplinary team includes experts in medicine, epidemiology, sociology, informatics, and biostatistics. The team draws on their subject matter and methodological expertise to translate research into practice, scale interventions in different settings, and assess the impact through rigorous mixed-methods evaluation design, data collection, and analysis. The Center team conducts rigorous research using the following methods and strategies:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Delivery System Recruitment
  • Environmental Scans, Systematic Reviews, and Meta-Analysis
  • Data Collection, Extraction, Harmonization
  • Mixed-Methods Evaluation
  • Requirements Analysis, Workflow, Usability Testing
  • Technical Expert and Stakeholder Meeting Facilitation
  • Establishing and Managing Technical Assistance and Resource Centers
  • Knowledge Dissemination
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Center Director

Prashila Dullabh
Vice President & Senior Fellow

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Overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant bacteria and harm to patients. This problem is particularly acute in long-term care settings (LTCs) such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where some 1.7 million older adults in the United States reside.

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Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative

Translating patient-centered outcomes research into effective practice

Client:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Building Capacity for Small Organizations Engagement Award Learning Network

Building small organizations’ capacity for patient-centered outcomes and clinical effectiveness research

Client:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention

Scaling and evaluating an evidence-based approach to MRSA prevention in hospitals and long-term care facilities

Client:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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