International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question? A Response to Recent Commentaries and a Call to Action for Implementation Practitioners and Researchers

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Gill Harvey 1, 2
Alison Kitson 1
1 School of Nursing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
2 Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.214
Keywords
Knowledge Translation
Implementation
Evidence-Based Healthcare
Complex Interventions
Subjects

We are increasingly aware of the need to be as effective and efficient as possible when designing and applying strategies to implement evidenceinformed changes into policy and practice, particularly within our resource constrained health systems. Implementation efforts consume a range of resources, including time, people, educational input, and communication systems to name just a few... (Read more...)

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  • Received Date 13 December 2015
  • Revised Date 24 December 2015
  • Accepted Date 23 December 2015
  • First Published Date 01 March 2016
  • Published Date 01 March 2016