J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 Jan-Feb; 30(1): 44–51. Primary Care Clinic Re-Design for Prescription Opioid Management. Michael L. Parchman, MD, MPH, Michael Von Korff, PhD, Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, Mark Stephens, BS, Brooke Ike, MPH, DeAnn Cromp, MPH, Clarissa Hsu, PhD, and Ed H. Wagner, MD, MPH.
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The creation and validation of the Measure of Effective Attributes of Trainers (MEAT).
The Measure of Effective Attributes of Trainers (MEAT) is a study that created a measure of trainer characteristics and assessed preliminary evidence for its reliability and validity by following gold standard measure development procedures.
Citation: Implement Sci. 2017 Jun 2;12(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0603-y. The creation and validation of the Measure of Effective Attributes of Trainers (MEAT). Boyd MR, Lewis CC, Scott K, Krendl A, Lyon AR.
Registered Nurses in Primary Care: Emerging New Roles and Contributions to Team-Based Care in High-Performing Practices
Our LEAP project examined the roles of RNs in 30 exemplary primary care practices.
Study protocol for “Healthy Hearts Northwest”: a 2 × 2 randomized factorial trial to build quality improvement capacity in primary care
This Implementation Science paper describes the protocol of our Healthy Hearts Northwest, a randomized trial designed to address the comparative effectiveness of combined strategies to build quality improvement (QI) capacity while improving risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Design and Implementation of a Physician Coaching Pilot to Promote Value-based Referrals to Specialty Care
Referral rates to specialty care from primary care physicians vary widely. Design and implementation of a physician coaching pilot to promote value-based referrals to specialty care addresses this variability through the development and pilot testing of a peer-to-peer coaching program for primary care physicians.
Monitoring local impacts of Medicaid expansion on primary care provider capacity: A case study from King County, Washington
Paula Rae Blasi, MPH, Eva Y. Wong, PhD, Nathan M. Johnson, MA, & Eli Kern, MPH RN. Monitoring local impacts of Medicaid expansion on primary care provider capacity: A case study from King County, Washington. February 1, 2017. This report is produced by the Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation Unit at Public Health – Seattle & King County.
Perspectives of Patients, Clinicians, and Health System Leaders on Changes Needed to Improve the Health Care and Outcomes of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Perspectives of Patients, Clinicians, and Health System Leaders on Changes Needed to Improve the Health Care and Outcomes of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions ascertains perspectives of multiple stakeholders on contributors to inappropriate care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Intentional research design in implementation science: implications for the use of nomothetic and idiographic assessment
Intentional research design in implementation science: implications for the use of nomothetic and idiographic assessment presents a measurement agenda for implementation science that integrates the previously disparate assessment traditions of idiographic and nomothetic approaches.
A First Step on the Journey to High-Quality Chronic Illness Care
A First Step on the Journey to High-Quality Chronic Illness Care. Wagner, EH. Healthc Pap. 2016;15 Spec No:62-5; discussion 97-123. The Atlantic Healthcare Collaboration conducted a quality improvement initiative to improve chronic disease prevention and management for the four Atlantic provinces and their regional health authorities. Leaders and front-line teams carried out a range of projects, each suited to the needs of that region.
Effective team-based primary care: observations from innovative practices
Effective team-based primary care: observations from innovative practices. Wagner EH, Flinter M, Hsu C, Cromp D, Austin BT, Etz R, Crabtree BF, Ladden MD. BMC Fam Pract. 2017 Feb 2;18(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0590-8.