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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 services 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.

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Citations

(5 of more than 1754 IMPLEMENTATION focused publications)



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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 109 IMPLEMENTATION focused publication briefs)


  • VA Surgical Care Comparable or Better than Non-VA Surgical Care
    Investigators conducted a systematic review to compare VA and non-VA care for surgical conditions across domains of quality and safety, access, patient experience, and comparative cost/efficiency using studies published between 2015 and 2021 – following implementation of the Choice and MISSION Acts. Findings showed that in all but two studies, VA care had comparable or better quality and safety ou...
    Date: May 8, 2023
  • Rural-Urban Telemedicine Disparity among Veterans Worsens Following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
    This study examined changes over time in rural-urban differences in telemedicine use for primary care and mental health integration services among nearly 64 million primary care and 4 million mental health integration visits. Findings showed that the pandemic exacerbated the rural-urban telemedicine divide across VA, possibly because underlying causes of digital inequity were not addressed as init...
    Date: March 7, 2023
  • Timeliness of VA Purchased Community Primary Care Did Not Improve Following Early Expansion Under MISSION Act
    This study examined whether early Community Care Network (CCN) implementation impacted community primary care (PC) appointment wait times. Findings showed that expanded contracting with community providers and new provider network adequacy standards implemented through CCNs did not, in early stages, improve the timeliness of community primary care for Veterans. Wait times increased sharply for bot...
    Date: October 28, 2022
  • VA-GRACE Program Effectively Supports Aging Veterans and Caregivers But Does Not Reduce Readmissions
    The Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) program is a collaborative, multidisciplinary care model that provides home-based geriatric care management. This study evaluated VA-GRACE from its implementation (2010) to 2020 in terms of its effect on mortality and readmissions – and examined patient, caregiver, primary care provider, and VA-GRACE staff satisfaction. Findings sho...
    Date: August 29, 2022
  • HSR Special Issue on the Importance of Research Translation
    This special issue of Health Services Research features innovative, cutting-edge research that addresses the intersection of evidence-based policy evaluation, implementation science, and community engagement. Featuring several VA HSR&D and QUERI investigators, the ultimate goal is to highlight emerging scientific work that helps bridge the gap between generating evidence and making policy changes....
    Date: May 16, 2022

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Studies

( 5 of more than 710 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&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

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Topic Spotlight


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Cyberseminars

The most recent "implementation" seminars are displayed.

Date Title Presenter(s)
6/1/2023 Getting Started with Congressionally Mandated Implementation and Evaluation Projects Adkins, David  
Matthieu, Monica  
5/4/2023 Developing a Project-Specific Implementation Strategy Glossary Selove, Rebecca  
Waltz, Thomas  
4/27/2023 Evaluating Implementation of a Health Literate Care Model In VHA: Outcomes and Recommendations of an HSR&D Field Advisory Meeting Goldstein, Michael  
Midboe, Amanda  
Kimerling, Rachel  
Kumar, Angela  
Greenwood, Daniel  
Clayman, Marla  
Bowman, Sarah  
4/17/2023 Understanding Relational Coordination Within and Across Service Lines in a Vertically Integrated VA Medical Practice Group Hoffer Gittell, Jody  
Gerrity, Martha  
Ali, Heba Naim  
Edwards, Samuel  
4/13/2023 Using the Tailored Implementation in Chronic Diseases (TICD) Framework to Design Tailored Implementation Plans: A Methods Cyberseminar Magid, Kate  
Kononowech, Jennifer  
Haverhals, Leah  

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Videos


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