Implementation Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Improve Timeliness of Care for Veterans with Transient Ischemic Attack.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Protocol-guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurologic Symptoms (PREVENT) program was designed to address systemic barriers to providing timely guideline-concordant care for patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Objective

We evaluated an implementation bundle used to promote local adaptation and adoption of a multi-component, complex quality improvement (QI) intervention to improve the quality of TIA care Bravata et al. (BMC Neurology 19:294, 2019).

Design

A stepped-wedge implementation trial with six geographically diverse sites.

Participants

The six facility QI teams were multi-disciplinary, clinical staff.

Interventions

PREVENT employed a bundle of key implementation strategies: team activation; exte

SUBMITTER: Damush TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7878645 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature