This week we explored the many reasons concerning why it is so difficult for the public to have access to the latest greatest research on memory care.
It is difficult to over-estimate the impact of external forces on the success, evaluation, and relevance of implementation projects. Changes in Medicare payments policies, for example, can speed, slow, or kill implementation projects regardless of any local efforts. There are many more subtle external forces that influence the outcomes of implementation research. This is precisely why the typical clinical trial research project shields itself from these forces and precisely why the results of clinical trials often are not relevant to day-today clinical practice. Some of these forces, such as the patient-centered medical home movement, represent a vehicle to facilitate successful implementation (Callahan, et al. 2011).
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