ArticleJournal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
The role of the champion in primary care change efforts: from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP).
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Effectiveness and Implementation of mPATH-CRC: a Mobile Health System for Colorectal Cancer Screening
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Practice facilitation to improve diabetes care in primary care: a report from the EPIC randomized clinical trial.Annals of family medicineTrial
- Building capacity for change: developing an evidence-based competencies framework to power champions.BMJ quality & safety · 2026Article
- Addressing barriers to using fixed-dose combination antihypertensive medications: lessons from the Million Hearts initiative.Journal of human hypertension · 2026Review
- Advancing team-based care in private practices: a case study of a public-private hybrid model.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The conceptualization of champions and their role in healthcare resilience.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Physicians' awareness of non-pharmacological therapies for insomnia in the Czech Republic.Croatian medical journal · 2026Article
- Understanding the Nurse Champion Concept and the Training Initiatives for Nurse Champions: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundChange champions are important for moving new innovations through the phases of initiation, development, and implementation. Although research attributes positive health care changes to the help of champions, little work provides details about the champion role.
methodsUsing a combination of immersion/crystallization and matrix techniques, we analyzed qualitative data, which included field notes of team meetings, interviews, and transcripts of facilitator meetings, from a sample of 8 practices.
resultsOur analysis yielded insights into the value of having 2 discrete types of change champions: (1) those associated with a specific project (project champions) and (2) those leading change for entire organizations (organizational change champions). Relative to other practices under study, those that had both types of champions who complemented each other were best able to implement and sustain diabetes care processes. We provide insights into the emergence and development of these champion types, as well as key qualities necessary for effective championing.
conclusionsPractice transformation requires a sustained improvement effort that is guided by a larger vision and commitment and assures that individual changes fit together into a meaningful whole. Change champions--both project and organizational change champions--are critical players in supporting both innovation-specific and transformative change efforts.
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