Name
L06 - Utilizing the Hidden Gems of Implementation Science to Fuel Integrated Care Innovations: Practical Applications for System Leaders
Description

Implementing and sustaining innovations in high fidelity integrated care programming is challenging and requires intentional planning by leaders who are informed by implementation science (e.g., Ritchie et al., 2019). Multiple implementation science frameworks propose that successful implementation of clinical innovations, such as integrated care, is influenced by several key domains, including the context of the setting(s) within which they are implemented, characteristics of the recipients of the innovation, and characteristics of the innovation itself (Kirchner et al., 2022). When rigorously applied, leaders spark the uptake, quality, and adherence to evidence within integrated primary care and fuel the outcomes desired by their system leadership and stakeholders. This presentation will provide participants with an overview of evidence-informed implementation activities (e.g., implementation planning guides, communication strategies, and best practices in partner engagement) within the context of integrated care and provide opportunities for leaders to practice and apply these techniques to enhance innovations in their settings. The target audience includes integrated care team leaders interested in applying evidence-informed strategies to advance innovations and enhance integrated care within their system.

Date & Time
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Speakers
KATHERINE DOLLAR, Executive Director, Center for Integrated Healthcare, Center for Integrated Care
Lisa K. Kearney, VHA
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Quality improvement programs, Technical assistance, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
Location Name
Travis A/B
Objective 1
Identify evidence-informed implementation strategies that have been found to improve uptake, quality, and adherence to evidence within integrated primary care.
Objective 2
Describe how specific tools, including implementation planning guides and communication strategies can enhance innovations in integrated care.
Objective 3
Apply implementation science techniques to improve their system of care through role plays and practice demonstrations.
Content Reference 1
Kirchner, J.E, Dollar, K.M., Smith, J, Pitcock, J, Curtis, N., Morris, K., Fletcher, T., & Topor, D. (2022). Development and preliminary evaluation of an implementation facilitation training program. Implementation Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895221087475
Content Reference 2
Dollar, K.M., DePhilippis, D., Ritchie, M.J., McGee-Vincent, P. Burden, J.L, Resnick, S.G. (2020). Steps for implementing measurement-based care: Implementation Planning Guide development and use in quality improvement. Psychological Services, 17, 247-261. PMID: 31318240.
Content Reference 3
Ritchie M.J., Dollar, K.M., Miller, C.J., Smith, J.L., Oliver, K.A., Kim, B., Connolly, S.L., Woodward, E., Ochoa-Olmos, T., Day, S., Lindsay, J.A., & Kirchner, J.E. (2020). Using Implementation Facilitation to Improve Healthcare (Version 3). Veterans Health Administration, Behavioral Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), Available at: https://www.queri.research.va.gov/tools/implementation/Facilitation-Manual.pdf
Content Reference 4
Ritchie, M.J,, Kirchner, J.E., Townsend, J.C., Pitcock, J.A., Dollar, K.M., & Liu, C.-F. (2019). Time and organizational cost for facilitating implementation of primary care mental health integration. J Gen Intern Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05537-y
Content Reference 5
Dollar, K.M., Kirchner, J.E., Smith, J.L., Ritchie, M., Woodward, E. (December, 2022). Building Better Healthcare Systems Through Defining Implementation Facilitation Key Steps. In J. Kirchner & L. Kearney (Chairs), Implementation Science Transfer to Support (re)Building Better Healthcare Systems. Presented at the AcademyHealth 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation, Washington DC.