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. 2015 Feb;72(1):71-95.
doi: 10.1177/1077558714563171. Epub 2014 Dec 25.

What would it take? Stakeholders' views and preferences for implementing a health care manager program in community mental health clinics under health care reform

Leopoldo J Cabassa  1 , Arminda P Gomes  2 , Roberto Lewis-Fernández  3
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What would it take? Stakeholders' views and preferences for implementing a health care manager program in community mental health clinics under health care reform

Leopoldo J Cabassa et al. Med Care Res Rev. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Health care manager interventions can improve the physical health of people with serious mental illness (SMI). In this study, we used concepts from the theory of diffusion of innovations, the consolidated framework for implementation research and a taxonomy of implementation strategies to examine stakeholders' recommendations for implementing a health care manager intervention in public mental health clinics serving Hispanics with SMI. A purposive sample of 20 stakeholders was recruited from mental health agencies, primary care clinics, and consumer advocacy organizations. We presented participants a vignette describing a health care manager intervention and used semistructured qualitative interviews to examine their views and recommendations for implementing this program. Interviews were recorded, professionally transcribed, and content analyzed. We found that a blend of implementation strategies that demonstrates local relative advantage, addresses cost concerns, and enhances compatibility to organizations and the client population is critical for moving health care manager interventions into practice.

Keywords: health care management; implementation strategies; serious mental illness.

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