While many health and human service innovations are sustained and replicated, it has been
a puzzle how to sustain and replicate the performance of the better ones. What knowledge …

Why do some implementations in human service settings of goal attainment scaling (GAS),
an innovative program evaluation technique, last over time, whereas others die out despite …

Abstract Background The Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Project has been investigating the
implementation of evidence-based mental health practices (Assertive Community Treatment …

Specificity and replicability of a program are crucial in order to rigorously evaluate the
program's effectiveness. However, the traditional approaches to evaluation have ignored the …

An unresolved issue in the field of implementation research is how to conceptualize and
evaluate successful implementation. This paper advances the concept of “implementation …

As more quality improvement programs are implemented to achieve gains in performance,
the need to evaluate their lasting effects has become increasingly evident. However, such …

Objective. The objective of this paper was to present a comprehensive approach to help
health care organizations reliably deliver effective interventions. Context. Reliability in …

Few studies have examined predictors of long-term sustainability of evidence-based
practices in mental health. This study used assessments of five evidence-based practices …

Background The introduction of evidence-based programs and practices into healthcare
settings has been the subject of an increasing amount of research in recent years. While a …

While much has been written about reducing the gap between science and practice,
relatively little progress has been made to develop a sound knowledge base underlying …