[How to change physicians' practice--health services research with the knowledge-performance gap on focus].
How can the knowledge-performance gap be bridged? The discrepancy between our scientific knowledge on the one hand and its inadequate application in everyday practice on the other remains a major challenge for implementation research. Looking back on ten years of Health Services Research and acknowledging the achievements of educational research we have gained access to a variety of research findings and tools describing how physicians'--and other health professionals'--behavior and performance in medical care may be influenced. The time has come for testing and evaluating them.
Koneczny
Nik
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Medizinische Fakultät der Universät Witten/Herdecke. Koneczny@evidence.de
Butzlaff
Martin
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome