Structured Abstract

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
  • Evaluation
  • Recommendations and Considerations To Improve the Tools
  • Limitations of the Implementation and Evaluation
  • References
• Introduction
  • LHS Panel and Involvement With the Project and the EPC Program
  • Tool and Website Development
  • Overview of Implementation and Evaluation of the Tools
• Tool Implementation
  • Commitment of LHSs To Participate in Tool Implementation
  • Overview of Participating LHSs’ Implementation Goals and Approach
  • Implementation Support Activities
  • Challenges Encountered Prior to and During the Implementation Period
• Evaluation of Tool Implementation
  • Evaluation Approach and Methods
  • Key Findings
• Recommendations and Considerations
  • Presentation of Tool Content and Data
  • Tool Access
  • Tool Usability and Uptake
  • Addition of Resources for Use at the Point of Care
  • Considerations for Improving the Timeliness of the Evidence Reports
  • Considerations for Improving the Evidence Reports’ Relevance to Health Systems
  • Selected Quotations Related to Participants’ Suggestions for Improving the Tools
• References
• Appendix A. Composition and Role of the Learning Health System Panel
• Appendix B. Abbreviated Reports and Memos About Tool Development
• Appendix C. Summaries of the Two Evidence-based Practice Center Reports Selected for the Pilot of the Tools
• Appendix D. Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in the Implementation Period
• Appendix E. Implementation Playbook Template
• Appendix F. Desktop and Pocket User Guides for Tool Implementation
• Appendix G. Website Utilization Metrics

Suggested citation:

Paez K, Shapiro R, Thompson L, Shelton E, Savitz L, Mossburg S, Baseman S, Lin A. Health System Panel To Inform and Encourage Use of Evidence Reports: Findings From the Implementation and Evaluation of Two Evidence-Based Tools. Methods Research Report. (Prepared by American Institutes for Research under Contract No. HHSP23320150014I/HHSP23337004T.) AHRQ Publication No. 22-EHC005. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.23970/AHRQEPCHEALTHSYSTEMPANEL. Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page.

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