Effectiveness of a virtual quality improvement training program to improve reach of weight management programs within a large health system.

Objective: To test effectiveness of the LEAP (Learn Engage Act Process) Program on engaging frontline Veteran Health Administration (VHA) medical center teams in continuous quality improvement (QI), a core capability for learning health systems.

Data Sources And Study Setting: Data sources included VHA electronic health record (EHR) data, surveys, and LEAP coaching field notes.

Study Design: A staggered difference-in-differences study was conducted.

The LEAP Program: Quality Improvement Training to Address Team Readiness Gaps Identified by Implementation Science Findings.

Background: Integrating evidence-based innovations (EBIs) into sustained use is challenging; most implementations in health systems fail. Increasing frontline teams' quality improvement (QI) capability may increase the implementation readiness and success of EBI implementation.

Objectives: Develop a QI training program ("Learn.

The Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice Program: A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Implementation.

This qualitative evaluation was conducted to assess factors affecting implementation of the Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice program. Factors commonly mentioned in semistructured telephone interviews with Chief Nurse Executives, Program Coordinators, and their teams as affecting implementation fell into four primary domains: materials and support from the Office of Nursing Services, facility-level dynamics and resources, program-specific requirements, and program outcomes. Initiatives to provide support for program implementation are proceeding.