Background/aims: The idea that champions are crucial to effective healthcare-related
implementation has gained broad acceptance; yet the champion construct has been …

Rapid-response systems (RRSs) are a popular intervention in US hospitals and are
supported by accreditors and quality improvement organizations. The purpose of this review …

Background Research to date has focused on strategies and resources used by effective
champions of healthcare change efforts, rather than personal characteristics that contribute …

Background: Change champions are important for moving new innovations through the
phases of initiation, development, and implementation. Although research attributes positive …

Background First-level leadership is uniquely positioned to support evidence-based practice
(EBP) implementation for behavioral health due to first-level leaders' access to and …

Background Though the knowledge base on implementation strategies is growing, much
remains unknown about how to most effectively operationalize these strategies in diverse …

Background Hospital organizational change can be a challenging time, especially when
staff do not feel informed and ready for the change to come. A supportive workplace culture …

In healthcare there is a long held wisdom that 'champions' are a key aspect of organizational
change. Drawing on organizational management theory, we examine the role of champions …

Background Implementation theory suggests that first-level leaders, sometimes referred to
as middle managers, can increase clinicians' use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in …

Background: The importance of having a champion to promote implementation efforts has
been discussed in the literature for more than five decades. However, the empirical literature …