title: Building interorganizational knowledge for evidence-based health system change.
abstract: Effective health services rely on a foundation of research-based evidence. While quality care improvements are dependent on the application of evidence, incorporating them into practice may be challenging. This article presents the results of a study of the diffusion of a complex evidence-based innovation initiated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemieux-Charles
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: Ilsa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Blidner
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*