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Patchy ‘Coherence’: Using Normalization Process Theory To Evaluate A Multi-Faceted Shared Decision Making Implementation Program (Magic), Amy Lloyd, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Adrian Edwards, Andrew Rix, Glyn Elwyn Sep 2013

Patchy ‘Coherence’: Using Normalization Process Theory To Evaluate A Multi-Faceted Shared Decision Making Implementation Program (Magic), Amy Lloyd, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Adrian Edwards, Andrew Rix, Glyn Elwyn

Dartmouth Scholarship

Implementing shared decision making into routine practice is proving difficult, despite considerable interest from policy-makers, and is far more complex than merely making decision support interventions available to patients. Few have reported successful implementation beyond research studies. MAking Good Decisions In Collaboration (MAGIC) is a multi-faceted implementation program, commissioned by The Health Foundation (UK), to examine how best to put shared decision making into routine practice. In this paper, we investigate healthcare professionals' perspectives on implementing shared decision making during the MAGIC program, to examine the work required to implement shared decision making and to inform future efforts. The MAGIC …


Navigating Veterans With An Abnormal Prostate Cancer Screening Test: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Melissa A. Simon, Narissa J. Nonzee, June M. Mckoy, Dachao Liu, Thanh Ha Luu, Peter Byer, Elizabeth A. Eklund, Elizabeth A. Richey Aug 2013

Navigating Veterans With An Abnormal Prostate Cancer Screening Test: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Melissa A. Simon, Narissa J. Nonzee, June M. Mckoy, Dachao Liu, Thanh Ha Luu, Peter Byer, Elizabeth A. Eklund, Elizabeth A. Richey

Dartmouth Scholarship

Prostate cancer disproportionately affects low-income and minority men. This study evaluates the impact of a patient navigation intervention on timeliness of diagnostic resolution and treatment initiation among veterans with an abnormal prostate cancer screen.MethodsParticipants were enrolled between 2006 and 2010. The intervention involved a social worker and lay health worker navigation team that assisted patients in overcoming barriers to care. For navigated (n = 245) versus control (n = 245) participants, we evaluated rates of diagnostic resolution and treatment and adjusted for race, age, and Gleason score.


Estimating Return On Investment: Approaches And Methods, Glen P. Mays May 2013

Estimating Return On Investment: Approaches And Methods, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

Continuing fiscal constraints in the public sector and large-scale policy changes associated with health reform implementation in the U.S. are giving heightened attention to questions about the health and economic value of public health programs, services, and policies -- strategies designed to protect health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis. This session provides an overview of approaches for conducting return-on-investment (ROI) analyses and related economic evaluation studies in public health settings in order to inform policy and administrative decision-making. New opportunities and resources created through CDC's National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII) and RWJF's Public Health Practice-based …