Homework: Explain the Benefits of Implementation Science
Length: 3 to 5 pages.
Instructions
You were introduced to the importance of implementation science in the healthcare field. Now is your chance to examine implementation science at an organizational level.
Assume that your healthcare organization is adopting a new clinical practice, program, or policy (hereinafter "intervention"). Select a topic you are interested in and would like to explore. You will work with this same topic throughout the course. Topics of interest could include but are not limited to, preventing obesity or cancer, establishing health equity, addressing mental health issues, improving collaboration in healthcare, encouraging patient education in primary care, or another topic that relates to your career.
Draft a memo to your organization's board of directors detailing the proposed goal of the practice and how implementation science can help. Be sure to include the following:
a) Explain any barriers to the proposed policy and how implementation science can help with this area.
b) Determine how implementation science might impact the organization's policy.
c) Provide recommendations as to why implementation science is necessary for this policy.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.