Implementation researchers can improve the responses of services to the COVID-19 pandemic

Implementation researchers can improve the responses of services to the COVID-19 pandemic

This article describes a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this example to illustrate some ways in which implementation research and knowledge can contribute to improving service responses to...

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Main Author: John Øvretveit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Implementation Research and Practice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2633489520949151
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spelling doaj-75d7299fc2274dd694c9dc2dbaed81702021-07-14T08:05:03ZengSAGE PublishingImplementation Research and Practice2633-48952020-08-01110.1177/2633489520949151Implementation researchers can improve the responses of services to the COVID-19 pandemicJohn Øvretveit0Stockholm Healthcare Services (SLSO), Region Stockholm, Stockholm, SwedenThis article describes a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this example to illustrate some ways in which implementation research and knowledge can contribute to improving service responses to the pandemic and its consequences as these evolve over the coming months. A sub-specialty of rapid implementation science is proposed to provide practical assistance and as one way to develop implementation research. Plain language abstract This article describes a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this example to illustrate some ways in which implementation research and knowledge can contribute to improving service responses to the pandemic and its consequences as these evolve over the coming months. A sub-specialty of rapid implementation science is proposed to provide practical assistance and as one way to develop implementation research.https://doi.org/10.1177/2633489520949151
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description This article describes a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this example to illustrate some ways in which implementation research and knowledge can contribute to improving service responses to the pandemic and its consequences as these evolve over the coming months. A sub-specialty of rapid implementation science is proposed to provide practical assistance and as one way to develop implementation research. Plain language abstract This article describes a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this example to illustrate some ways in which implementation research and knowledge can contribute to improving service responses to the pandemic and its consequences as these evolve over the coming months. A sub-specialty of rapid implementation science is proposed to provide practical assistance and as one way to develop implementation research.
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