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Advancing Implementation Science in the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) July 29, 2009. VA Information Resource Center
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Advancing Implementation Science in the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)July 29, 2009 VA Information Resource Center Funded by Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D), “Translation Data Initiative for the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Groups,” Project TRA 01-001
Implementation Research • VIReC 2009 Evaluation • Update of 2005 Evaluation • Hynes, DM, Weddle, TE, Murphy, PA, Smith, NZ, Stevens, JM, and Padera, C. VA Information Resource Center Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Consultation: Evaluation of Data and Information Technology Approaches in QUERI Implementation Projects, 2005-2006. VA Information Resource Center (VIReC), 2007. • Focus of Evaluation is to Learn More About Uses and Issues of: • Health Information Technology • Data
Implementation Research • Criteria VIReC Used to Identify “Implementation Research” Projects: • Either: • Has an Intervention • Intervention is an Evidence-based Practice • Includes an Evaluation of the Intervention • Or: • Preceded or followed an “implementation research” project (separated due to funding )
Implementation Research • QUERI Annual Reports Categorize Projects into one or more QUERI Step • “Implementation Research” projects should fall into Step 4,5, or 6
Implementation Research • VIReC Applied the “Implementation Research” Criteria to the QUERI Project Abstracts • Abstracts assigned Step 4,5,or 6: 176 • Miscellaneous exclusions: 8 • Total Projects Evaluated: 168 • Meet VIReC Criteria: 95 • Did Not Meet VIReC Criteria: 73 • Overall % Meeting VIReC Criteria: 57%