Implementing Implementation: Integrating the Measurement of Implementation and Effectiveness in Complex Service Systems

Abstract

Implementation science is concerned with the effective deployment and sustainment of evidence-based practices in service delivery systems, with the ultimate goal of providing services to bring about optimal outcomes for clients. As the field of implementation science matures and research moves towards sustainment of implementation strategies within complex dynamic systems of care, the integration of implementation research into real-life practice settings will become increasingly important. Such an integrated approach relies on the ability to measure implementation success over time and to learn about causal mechanisms of implementation in service delivery systems. However, despite a continu..