Structured Abstract

Contents

• Key Messages
• Preface
• Introduction
• Methods
  • Health System and Representative Description
  • Process Description
  • Evaluation Methods
• Results
  • Final Product Description
  • Evaluation Results
• Discussion
  • Utility and Applicability for Other Health Systems
  • Lessons Learned and Applicability for Other EPC Reports
• Conclusion
• References
• Appendix A. Dissemination Products

Suggested citation:

Robinson KA. Disseminating Findings from EPC Reports: Pilot Project of Three Products. Methods Research Report. (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No.290-2015-00006-I) AHRQ Publication No. 18-EHC024-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2018. Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23970/AHRQEPCMETHENGAGEDISSEM.

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