Assessing long-term sustainment of clinic participation in NIATx200: Results and a new methodological approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sustainability frameworks differentiate between sustainability capacity and sustainment of organizational change. Multiple studies have examined sustainability capacity. Methodological approaches to assess long-term sustainment have not been explored. This study addresses this gap by describing the development of a long-term sustainment methodology and evaluating its application utilizing data from substance abuse clinics participating in a quality improvement collaborative.

Methods

The study involved clinics (n = 121) in three states (MI, NY and WA) participating in the 2007-2009 NIATx200 quality improvement (QI) intervention. It extended the primary analysis to focus on clinics' long-term sustainment of wait time, retention and admission improvements. Long-term

SUBMITTER: Ford JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6336112 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature