Merging Implementation Practice and Science to Scale Up Promising Practices: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Diffusion of Excellence (DoE) Program.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Diffusion of Excellence (DoE) program developed and manages a framework for identification, replication, and diffusion of promising practices throughout the nation's largest integrated health care system. DoE identifies promising practices through a "Shark Ta...

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Publicado en:Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 217 - 228
Autores principales: Jackson, George L., Cutrona, Sarah L., White, Brandolyn S., Reardon, Caitlin M., Orvek, Elizabeth, Nevedal, Andrea L., Lindquist, Jennifer, Gifford, Allen L., White, Lindsay, King, Heather A., DeLaughter, Kathryn, Houston, Thomas K., Henderson, Blake, Vega, Ryan, Kilbourne, Amy M., Damschroder, Laura J.
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Apr2021
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          Jackson, George L.
          Cutrona, Sarah L.
          White, Brandolyn S.
          Reardon, Caitlin M.
          Orvek, Elizabeth
          Nevedal, Andrea L.
          Lindquist, Jennifer
          Gifford, Allen L.
          White, Lindsay
          King, Heather A.
          DeLaughter, Kathryn
          Houston, Thomas K.
          Henderson, Blake
          Vega, Ryan
          Kilbourne, Amy M.
          Damschroder, Laura J.
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          Implementation Science
          United States Department of Veterans Affairs
          Excellence
          Human
          Multimethod Studies
          Adoption
          Decision Making
          Surveys
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Descriptive Statistics
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      ab: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Diffusion of Excellence (DoE) program developed and manages a framework for identification, replication, and diffusion of promising practices throughout the nation's largest integrated health care system. DoE identifies promising practices through a "Shark Tank" competition with winning bidders receiving external implementation facilitation. DoE further supports diffusion of successful practices across the VHA. This article presents results of a mixed methods implementation evaluation of DoE, focusing on program reach, program participation and decisions to adopt innovative practices, implementation processes, and practice sustainment. Data sources include practice adoption metrics, focus groups with bidders (two focus groups), observations of DoE events (seven events), surveys of stakeholders (five separate surveys), and semistructured interviews of facility directors, practice developers, implementation teams, and facilitators (133 participants). In the first four Shark Tank cohorts (2016–2018), 1,676 practices were submitted; 47 were designated Gold Status Practices (practices with facilitated implementation). Motivation for participation varied. Generally, staff led projects targeting problems they felt passionate about, facility directors focused on big-picture quality metrics and getting middle manager support, and frontline staff displayed variable motivation to implement new projects. Approximately half of facilitated implementation efforts were successful; barriers included insufficient infrastructure, staff, and resources. At the facility level, 73.3% of facilities originating or receiving facilitated implementation support have maintained the practice. VHA-wide, 834 decisions to adopt these practices were made. DoE has resulted in the identification of many candidate practices, promoted adoption of promising practices by facility directors, and supported practice implementation and diffusion across the VHA.
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