Implementation Science

Research Topics

Implementation Science

Implementation science seeks to apply and integrate research evidence into practice and policy, with the goal of closing the gap between what is known and what is done. Implementation science researchers work to identify and address both facilitators and barriers to the uptake of proven health interventions and evidence-based practices.

VA health systems researchers conduct a wide variety of implementation science research, largely through the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). Much of QUERI’s work has had significant impact on VA care and care policy, resulting in improved care for Veterans.

Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "implementation". Results are updated as new data are available.

Citations

(5 of more than 1979 IMPLEMENTATION focused publications)

Decker SE, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM, Aunon FM, Galliford E, DeRycke EC, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage JK, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli TS, Fuehrlein BS, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Demirelli SA, Shest E, Landes SJ, Goodman M, Martino S. Study protocol of a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation multisite trial: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt. Contemporary clinical trials. 2025 Feb 7; 151:107828.
Howe RJ, Rieke K, Bayer T, Ja Mai H, Sullivan JL, Driver JA, Rickard T, Trikalinos TA, Rudolph J, McCreedy E, Jutkowitz E. Strategies and Outcomes of Age-Friendly Health System Implementation in Outpatient Settings: A Systematic Review. Inquiry : A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing. 2025 Jan 1; 62:469580251318244.
Raghavan D, Drummond KL, Sanders SA, Kirchner J. Use of implementation science to qualitatively identify implementation determinants of COPD practice guidelines in primary care. Chronic respiratory disease. 2025 Jan 1; 22:14799731251314870.
O'Reilly L, Sun D, Schwartz K, Gillenwater L, Dir A, Monahan P, Aarons GA, Saldana L, Adams Z, Zapolski T, Hulvershorn L, Aalsma MC. Impact of learning health systems on cross-system collaboration between youth legal and community mental health systems: a type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Implementation science communications. 2024 Dec 24; 5(1):142.
Helminski D, Sussman JB, Pfeiffer PN, Kokaly AN, Ranusch A, Renji AD, Damschroder LJ, Landis-Lewis Z, Kurlander JE. Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Methods for Dashboards in Health Care: Scoping Review. JMIR medical informatics. 2024 Dec 10; 12:e59828.

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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 114 IMPLEMENTATION focused publication briefs)

Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Pain-Related Function and Biopsychosocial Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Pain
This randomized clinical trial aimed to test the effectiveness of two scalable, 8-week telehealth mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) – group and self-paced – compared to usual care. Findings showed that both the group and self-paced MBI significantly improved pain-related function and biopsychosocial outcomes compared to usual care. Group and self-paced MBIs performed similarly. Averaged acros...
Date: August 19, 2024
Veterans with Atrial Fibrillation at VAMCs Serving More Minorities Less Likely to Receive Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention
This study sought to determine whether medical center racial/ethnic composition is associated with initiation of anticoagulant therapy for Veterans with incident AF. Findings showed that initiation of any anticoagulant and warfarin therapy was significantly lower among Veterans at VAMCs serving larger proportions of minoritized patients. There was no association between initiation of newer, guidel...
Date: June 24, 2024
QUERI Evaluation Identifies Barriers, Facilitators, Lessons Learned, and Strategies to Better Standardize Veteran Safety Practices Across VA and Community Care
VA’s “Patient Safety Events in Community Care: Reporting, Investigation, and Improvement Guidebook” was designed to standardize safety practices across VA-delivered and VA-purchased care (i.e., community care). This project identified organizational barriers and facilitators related to Guidebook implementation, identified lessons learned during implementation, and developed strategies to improve f...
Date: May 8, 2024
VA’s Referral Coordination Initiative Does Not Measurably Affect VA or Community Care Wait Times or Community Care Referrals
This study investigated whether the Referral Coordination Initiative (RCI) was associated with changes in the proportion of VA specialty referrals completed by community-based care (CC) providers and mean appointment waiting times for VA and CC providers. Findings showed that in the initial years of the RCI program, RCI implementation did not measurably affect CC referral rates or wait times at VA...
Date: March 30, 2024
PACT Implementation Associated with Potential Short-Term Improvement in Quality of Follow-Up for Certain Diagnostic Tests
This study used 14 years (2006–2019) of nationwide VA data on Veterans who had abnormal test results related to diagnostic testing for six different cancers. Findings showed that PACT implementation was associated with a potential short-term improvement in the quality of follow-up for certain test results. Better PACT implementation was associated with a reduction in potentially missed timely foll...
Date: March 14, 2024

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Studies

( 5 of more than 696 IMPLEMENTATION focused projects )

Project No.	Title	PI	Funding Start
IIR 20-318	Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative	Linsky, Amy	2022-06-01
IIR 20-077	PAtient-centered mUltidiSciplinary care for vEterans undergoing surgery (PAUSE): a hybrid 1 clinical effectiveness-implementation intervention trial	Arya, Shipra	2021-05-01
IIR 19-238	Continuous Wearable Monitoring Analytics to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure - LINK-HF2 multicenter implementation study	Stehlik, Josef	2020-09-01
IIR 16-245	Chronic Antibiotic Suppression after Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Target for De-implementation	Schweizer-Looby, Marin	2018-09-01
RRP 12-533	Progressing towards implementation of lung cancer screening the VHA	Wiener, Renda	2013-10-01

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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

Systematic Review: Implementation of Psychotherapies and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain and Chronic Mental Health Conditions (01-20-2022)

Evidence Map – Implementation Factors Influencing the Transition from Emergency to Outpatient Care Settings (12-23-2021)

Systematic Review - Implementation of Psychotherapies and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain and Chronic Mental Health Conditions (11-22-2021)

Veteran Engagement Board Brings Lived Experience to OUD Treatment Implementation (03-04-2021)

Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability Organization Principles (07-24-2019)

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Cyberseminars The most recent "implementation" seminars are displayed.
Date	Title	Presenter(s)
4/10/2025	Saturation in Qualitative Research: Advances, Challenges, and Insights for Implementation Science	Hamilton, Alison Finley, Erin
1/8/2025	Incorporating Equity into Implementation Science: A Health Equity Adaptation to the Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Implementation Strategy	Wong, Michelle Gore, Kara
12/4/2024	Suicide Prevention 2.0 (SP 2.0) Clinical Telehealth Program	Walker, Jessica A. Stacy, Meaghan
11/14/2024	Planning for and Assessing Rigor in Rapid Qualitative Analysis (PARRQA): A Consensus-Based Framework for Designing, Conducting, and Reporting	Kowalski, Christine Nevedal, Andrea
11/7/2024	Finding the Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies: Discussion of a Systematic Review	Ashcraft, Lauraellen Chinman, Matthew
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Videos

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Podcasts

Understanding and Evaluating Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in VA Care 09/10/2024
Past, Present, and Future of QUERI 09/14/2023

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Other Resources

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