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Application of a nonrandomized stepped wedge design to evaluate an evidence-based quality improvement intervention: a proof of concept using simulated data on patient-centered medical homes

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2016
Background Stepped wedge designs have gained recognition as a method for rigorously assessing implementation of evidence-based quality improvement interventions (QIIs) across multiple healthcare sites.
Alexis K. Huynh, Martin L. Lee, Melissa M. Farmer, Lisa V. Rubenstein   +3 more
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Dynamic waitlisted design for evaluating a randomized trial of evidence-based quality improvement of comprehensive women’s health care implementation in low-performing VA facilities

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background Women’s Health Services (WHS) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long partnered with VA researchers to evaluate how VA care is organized for women veterans.
Alison B. Hamilton, Tanya T. Olmos-Ochoa, Ismelda Canelo, Danielle Rose, Katherine J. Hoggatt, Claire Than, Elizabeth M. Yano   +6 more
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Urban health nexus with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preparedness and response in Africa: Rapid scoping review of the early evidence

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 also called coronavirus disease 2019 was first reported in the African continent on 14 February 2020 in Egypt.
Robert Kaba Alhassan, Jerry John Nutor, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Agani Afaya, Solomon Salia Mohammed, Maxwel Ayindenaba Dalaba, Mustapha Immurana, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Desmond Klu, Matilda Aberese-Ako, Phidelia Theresa Doegah, Evelyn Acquah, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, John Tampouri, Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Paul Amuna, Evelyn Kokor Ansah, Margaret Gyapong, Seth Owusu-Agyei, John Owusu Gyapong   +19 more
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Comparing two implementation strategies for implementing and sustaining a case management practice serving homeless-experienced veterans: a protocol for a type 3 hybrid cluster-randomized trial

Implementation Science, 2022
Background The Veterans Health Administration (VA) Grant and Per Diem case management “aftercare” program provides 6 months of case management for homeless-experienced veterans (HEVs) undergoing housing transitions.
Sonya Gabrielian, Erin P. Finley, David A. Ganz, Jenny M. Barnard, Nicholas J. Jackson, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Richard E. Nelson, Kristina M. Cordasco   +7 more
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Long-term impact of evidence-based quality improvement for facilitating medical home implementation on primary care health professional morale

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Poor morale among primary care providers (PCPs) and staff can undermine the success of patient-centered care models such as the patient-centered medical home that rely on highly coordinated inter-professional care teams.
Lisa S. Meredith, Benjamin Batorsky, Matthew Cefalu, Jill E. Darling, Susan E. Stockdale, Elizabeth M. Yano, Lisa V. Rubenstein   +6 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on people who inject drugs in New York City: increased risk and decreased access to services

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background While people who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to the adverse outcomes of events like COVID-19, little is known regarding the impact of the current pandemic on PWID.
Yesenia Aponte-Melendez, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Chunki Fong, Benjamin Eckhardt, Shashi Kapadia, Kristen Marks   +5 more
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Implementation of a cardiovascular toolkit in primary care increased women Veterans’ engagement in behavior change programs: results from a non-randomized stepped wedge trial

BMC Primary Care
Background Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of death among U.S. women, yet women have a limited understanding of their CV-related morbidity and mortality risks.
Melissa M. Farmer, Alison B. Hamilton, Erin P. Finley, Martin L. Lee, Catherine Chanfreau, Claire Than, Julian Brunner, C. Amanda Schweizer, Tannaz Moin, Bevanne Bean-Mayberry   +9 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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The Rapid Implementation Feedback (RIF) report: real-time synthesis of qualitative data for proactive implementation planning and tailoring

Implementation Science Communications
Background Qualitative methods are a critical tool for enhancing implementation planning and tailoring, yet rapid turn-around of qualitative insights can be challenging in large implementation trials. The Department of Veterans Affairs-funded EMPOWER 2.0
Erin P. Finley, Joya G. Chrystal, Alicia R. Gable, Erica H. Fletcher, Agatha Palma, Ismelda Canelo, Rebecca S. Oberman, La Shawnta S. Jackson, Rachel Lesser, Tannaz Moin, Bevanne Bean-Mayberry, Melissa M. Farmer, Alison Hamilton   +12 more
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Toolkit and distance coaching strategies: a mixed methods evaluation of a trial to implement care coordination quality improvement projects in primary care

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Care coordination tools and toolkits can be challenging to implement. Practice facilitation, an active but expensive strategy, may facilitate toolkit implementation.
Lauren S. Penney, Purnima S. Bharath, Isomi Miake-Lye, Mei Leng, Tanya T. Olmos-Ochoa, Erin P. Finley, Neetu Chawla, Jenny M. Barnard, David A. Ganz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source