4.4: Coordination, Communication, and Application

Improve the coordination, communication, and application of health research results

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How We Will Accomplish Our Objective - Provide for easy access by academia and industry to HHS databases and findings from HHS research, with appropriate privacy and confidentiality protection. - Expand the use of electronic technology and media channels to gather and transfer research information to researchers, practitioners, and the public. - Establish quality standards for the dissemination and strategic application of consumer/communication research findings. - Establish partnerships with health professional associations, industry groups, patient representatives, community groups, disability groups, and purchasers of care to more widely disseminate research findings. - Support “implementation research” to determine how innovative, effective interventions can be implemented in actual settings and populations, including the means to reach diverse communities. - Ensure that consumer research, demonstration, and evaluation results are communicated effectively across HHS agencies and to all decision-makers. - Support development of data-based quality of care and outcome measurement systems to track adoption of evidence-based practices.

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