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. 2013 Mar;2(2):185-94.
doi: 10.2217/cer.13.10.

Dissemination and implementation of comparative effectiveness evidence: key informant interviews with Clinical and Translational Science Award institutions

Elaine H Morrato  1 , Thomas W Concannon, Paul Meissner, Nilay D Shah, Barbara J Turner
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Dissemination and implementation of comparative effectiveness evidence: key informant interviews with Clinical and Translational Science Award institutions

Elaine H Morrato et al. J Comp Eff Res. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To identify ongoing practices and opportunities for improving national comparative effectiveness research (CER) translation through dissemination and implementation (D&I) via NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions.

Materials & methods: Key informant interviews were conducted with 18 CTSA grantees sampled to represent a range of D&I efforts.

Results & conclusions: The institutional representatives endorsed fostering CER translation nationally via the CTSA Consortium. However, five themes emerged from the interviews as barriers to CER D&I: lack of institutional awareness, insufficient capacity, lack of established D&I methods, confusion among stakeholders about what CER actually is and limited funding opportunities. Interviewees offered two key recommendations to improve CER translation: development of a centralized clearing house to facilitate the diffusion of CER D&I resources and methods across CTSA institutions; and formalization of the national CTSA network to leverage existing community engagement relationships and resources for the purpose of adapting and disseminating robust CER evidence locally with providers, patients and healthcare systems.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Conceptual framework for a Clinical and Translational Science Award comparative effectiveness research dissemination and implementation network
CER: Comparative effectiveness research; CTSA: Clinical and Translational Science Award; D&I: Dissemination and implementation.
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