Global Implementation Research and Applications • Vol 4 • No 2
Getting to Fidelity: Consensus Development Process to Identify Core Activities of Implementation Facilitation
April 2024 • Jeffrey L. Smith, Mona J. Ritchie, Bo Kim, Christopher J. Miller, Matthew Chinman, P. Adam Kelly, Sara J. Landes, JoAnn E. Kirchner
Abstract Transferring successful implementation strategies from research to practice requires approaches for assessing fidelity to the strategy’s core components. Implementation facilitation (IF) is a strategy involving an interactive process of problem-solving, enabling, and supporting individuals in efforts to implement clinical innovations that occurs in the context of a recognized need for improvement and supportive interpersonal relationships. Because IF is a dynamic strategy involving numerous activities, ou…