Improving healthcare: a guide to roll-out best practices

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Evidence-Based Practice Implementation
• Organizational Change

Background:

• Best practices are crucial for enhancing patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
• Four key facilitators (alignment, permeation plans, leadership, support structures) enable effective best practice roll-out.
• Implementing best practices strengthens the overall health system.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and review a guide for an operational plan to facilitate the roll-out of best practices in healthcare organizations.
• The guide aims to standardize and optimize the implementation of evidence-based interventions.

Main Methods:

• An integrative literature review and interviews informed the guide's content.
• A logic model was used for the guide's format (Phase One).
• The Delphi method with five key informants was employed for guide review (Phase Two).

Main Results:

• The logic model proved a feasible format for the operational guide.
• Two rounds of the Delphi method were necessary for content and design review.
• The guide covers pre-roll-out planning, activities, outcomes, and impact assessment.

Conclusions:

• The guide requires testing and adaptation in diverse healthcare settings to maximize impact.
• Managers can utilize this guide to effectively implement best practices and improve patient health outcomes.