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Improving quality of care through routine, successful implementation of evidence-based practice at the bedside: an organizational case study protocol using the Pettigrew and Whipp model of strategic change

Cheryl B Stetler1*, Judith Ritchie2, Joanne Rycroft-Malone3, Alyce Schultz4 and Martin Charns5

Author Affiliations

1 Health Services Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; (office) 321 Middle St., Amherst, MA 01002, USA

2 McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CA

3 Centre for Health-Related Research, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

4 Center for Advancement of Evidence-based Practice, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

5 Veterans Administration HSR&D Center for Organization, Leadership & Management Research, Boston, MA, USA; Program on Health Policy & Management, Health Services Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

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Implementation Science 2007, 2:3 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-2-3

Published: 31 January 2007

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Additional File 1:

CORE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS: IMPLEMENTATION INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIC PROCESSES. A listing, primarily within a table, of detailed operational research questions.

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STIMULATED RECALL SHEETS. A set of checklists, primarily as a set of tables, to stimulate recall of key elements related to topics within the interviews.

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