Exploring knowledge exchange at the research-policy-practice interface in children's behavioral health services.
This case study explored core components of knowledge exchange among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners within the context of the Rosie D. versus Romney class action lawsuit in Massachusetts and the development and implementation of its remedial plan. We identified three distinct, sequential knowledge exchange episodes with different purposes, stakeholders, and knowledge exchanged, as decision-making moved from Federal Medicaid policy to state Medicaid program standards and to community-level practice. The knowledge exchanged included research regarding Wraparound, a key component of the remedial plan, as well as contextual information critical for implementation (e.g., Federal Medicaid policy, managed care requirements, community organizations' characteristics).
Tufts Medical Center/ Floating Hospital for Children, 800 Washington Street, #345, Boston, MA, 02111, USA, lleslie@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
Laurel K
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Leslie
Susan
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Maciolek
Kathleen
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Biebel
Gifty
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Debordes-Jackson
Joanne
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Nicholson
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D066275:Health Information Exchange; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011050:Policy Making; D055815:Young Adult