Harnessing implementation science (IS) to improve care quality and patient safety.
This article is a systematic review of targeted literature that seeks to explore which implementation factors are associated with improving the quality and safety of care for patients. There are 8 success factors from the implementation science literature that have been associated with improving the quality and safety of care given to patients: preparing for change, capacity for implementation – people, capacity for implementation – setting, types of implementation, resources, leverage, desirable implementation enabling features, and sustainability.