Title
Implementation science: Helping healthcare systems improve
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2020-01-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Medical Education | Translational Medical Research
Abstract
Using current evidence in practice is critical for phy-sician assistants (PAs). During training and after, PAs focus on learning the process and practice of evidence-based medicine. But despite the focus on evidence-based medicine, fewer than 20% of original research findings are translated into practice to benefit patients.1Research findings that do get adopted take about 17 years to become common clinical practice. Implementation science is the research field that focuses on shortening the time between evidence generation and service delivery; knowledge of implementation science is therefore essential for those interested in improving healthcare delivery.
Keywords
implementation science, healthcare delivery
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/01.JAA.0000615508.92677.66
Source
JAAPA. 2020 Jan;33(1):51-53. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000615508.92677.66. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
PubMed ID
31880652
Related Resources
Repository Citation
Jackson GL, Cutrona SL, Kilbourne A, White BS, Everett C, Damschroder LJ. (2020). Implementation science: Helping healthcare systems improve. Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000615508.92677.66. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/1317