Blended Facilitation as an Effective Implementation Strategy for Quality Improvement and Research in Nursing Homes

Camilla B Pimentel1, Whitney L Mills, Jennifer A Palmer

  • 1New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (Dr Pimentel), Hospice and Palliative Care (Dr Dillon), and Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (Drs Wewiorski and Hartmann), Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts (Dr Pimentel); Center for Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Dr Mills); Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts (Dr Palmer); Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Sullivan); Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Drs Sullivan and Hartmann); Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Dr Snow and Ms Hopkins); and Alabama Research Institute on Aging and the Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Drs Snow and Allen).

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