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  1. Miller CJ, Griffith KN, Stolzmann K, Kim B, Connolly SL, Bauer MS. An Economic Analysis of the Implementation of Team-based Collaborative Care in Outpatient General Mental Health Clinics. Medical care. 2020 Oct 1; 58(10):874-880.
  2. Ruzek JI, Landes SJ, McGee-Vincent P, Rosen CS, Crowley J, Calhoun PS, McGraw K, Walser RD, Smith JL, Barry DS, Schmidt J, Simon E, Runnals J, Liu NH, Shaw RK, Zimmerman L, Nottis D, Tiet QQ, Juhasz KM, Kirchner JE. Creating a Practice-Based Implementation Network: Facilitating Practice Change Across Health Care Systems. The journal of behavioral health services & research. 2020 Oct 1; 47(4):449-463.
  3. Connolly SL, Sullivan JL, Ritchie MJ, Kim B, Miller CJ, Bauer MS. External facilitators' perceptions of internal facilitation skills during implementation of collaborative care for mental health teams: a qualitative analysis informed by the i-PARIHS framework. BMC health services research. 2020 Mar 4; 20(1):165.
  4. Ritchie MJ, Parker LE, Kirchner JE. From novice to expert: a qualitative study of implementation facilitation skills. Implementation Science Communications. 2020 Feb 25; 1(25):https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00006-8.
  5. Miller CJ, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Baumann AA. Iterative Decision-making for Evaluation of Adaptations (IDEA): A decision tree for balancing adaptation, fidelity, and intervention impact. Journal of Community Psychology. 2020 May 1; 48(4):1163-1177.
  6. Ritchie MJ, Kirchner JE, Townsend JC, Pitcock JA, Dollar KM, Liu CF. Time and Organizational Cost for Facilitating Implementation of Primary Care Mental Health Integration. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Apr 1; 35(4):1001-1010.
  7. Williamson AK, Riendeau RP, Stolzmann K, Silverman AF, Kim B, Miller CJ, Connolly SL, Pitcock J, Bauer MS. An Exploratory Analysis of Self-Reported Protective Factors against Self-Harm in an Enrolled Veteran General Mental Health Population. Military medicine. 2019 Dec 1; 184(11-12):e738-e744.
  8. Bauer MS, Weaver K, Kim B, Miller C, Lew R, Stolzmann K, Sullivan JL, Riendeau R, Connolly S, Pitcock J, Ludvigsen SM, Elwy AR. The Collaborative Chronic Care Model for Mental Health Conditions: From Evidence Synthesis to Policy Impact to Scale-up and Spread. Medical care. 2019 Oct 1; 57 Suppl 10 Suppl 3:S221-S227.
  9. Elwy AR, Wasan AD, Gillman AG, Johnston KL, Dodds N, McFarland C, Greco CM. Using formative evaluation methods to improve clinical implementation efforts: Description and an example. Psychiatry Research. 2020 Jan 1; 283:112532.
  10. Kim B, Sullivan JL, Ritchie MJ, Connolly SL, Drummond KL, Miller CJ, Greenan MA, Bauer MS. Comparing variations in implementation processes and influences across multiple sites: What works, for whom, and how? Psychiatry Research. 2020 Jan 1; 283:112520.
  11. Dollar KM, Kirchner JE, DePhilippis D, Ritchie MJ, McGee-Vincent P, Burden JL, Resnick SG. Steps for implementing measurement-based care: Implementation planning guide development and use in quality improvement. Psychological Services. 2020 Aug 1; 17(3):247-261.
  12. Kirchner JE, Smith JL, Powell BJ, Waltz TJ, Proctor EK. Getting a clinical innovation into practice: An introduction to implementation strategies. Psychiatry Research. 2020 Jan 1; 283:112467.
  13. Smith SN, Almirall D, Prenovost K, Liebrecht C, Kyle J, Eisenberg D, Bauer MS, Kilbourne AM. Change in Patient Outcomes After Augmenting a Low-level Implementation Strategy in Community Practices That Are Slow to Adopt a Collaborative Chronic Care Model: A Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial. Medical care. 2019 Jul 1; 57(7):503-511.
  14. Stolzmann K, Meterko M, Miller CJ, Belanger L, Seibert MN, Bauer MS. Survey Response Rate and Quality in a Mental Health Clinic Population: Results from a Randomized Survey Comparison. The journal of behavioral health services & research. 2019 Jul 1; 46(3):521-532.
  15. Miller CJ, Smith SN, Pugatch M. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs in implementation research. Psychiatry Research. 2020 Jan 1; 283.
  16. Wiltsey Stirman S, Baumann AA, Miller CJ. The FRAME: an expanded framework for reporting adaptations and modifications to evidence-based interventions. Implementation science : IS. 2019 Jun 6; 14(1):58.
  17. Lew RA, Miller CJ, Kim B, Wu H, Stolzmann K, Bauer MS. A method to reduce imbalance for site-level randomized stepped wedge implementation trial designs. Implementation science : IS. 2019 May 3; 14(1):46.
  18. Bauer MS, Kirchner J. Implementation science: What is it and why should I care? Psychiatry Research. 2020 Jan 1; 283:112376.
  19. Rogal SS, Yakovchenko V, Waltz TJ, Powell BJ, Gonzalez R, Park A, Chartier M, Ross D, Morgan TR, Kirchner JE, Proctor EK, Chinman MJ. Longitudinal assessment of the association between implementation strategy use and the uptake of hepatitis C treatment: Year 2. Implementation science : IS. 2019 Apr 8; 14(1):36.
  20. Owen RR, Woodward EN, Drummond KL, Deen TL, Oliver KA, Petersen NJ, Meit SS, Fortney JC, Kirchner JE. Using implementation facilitation to implement primary care mental health integration via clinical video telehealth in rural clinics: protocol for a hybrid type 2 cluster randomized stepped-wedge design. Implementation science : IS. 2019 Mar 21; 14(1):33.
  21. Bauer MS, Miller CJ, Kim B, Lew R, Stolzmann K, Sullivan J, Riendeau R, Pitcock J, Williamson A, Connolly S, Elwy AR, Weaver K. Effectiveness of Implementing a Collaborative Chronic Care Model for Clinician Teams on Patient Outcomes and Health Status in Mental Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2019 Mar 1; 2(3):e190230.
  22. Miller CJ, Sullivan JL, Kim B, Elwy AR, Drummond KL, Connolly S, Riendeau RP, Bauer MS. Assessing Collaborative Care in Mental Health Teams: Qualitative Analysis to Guide Future Implementation. Administration and policy in mental health. 2019 Mar 1; 46(2):154-166.
  23. Kilbourne AM, Prenovost KM, Liebrecht C, Eisenberg D, Kim HM, Un H, Bauer MS. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Collaborative Care Intervention for Mood Disorders by a National Commercial Health Plan. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2019 Mar 1; 70(3):219-224.
  24. Wray LO, Ritchie MJ, Oslin DW, Beehler GP. Enhancing implementation of measurement-based mental health care in primary care: a mixed-methods randomized effectiveness evaluation of implementation facilitation. BMC health services research. 2018 Oct 3; 18(1):753.
  25. Riendeau RP, Sullivan JL, Meterko M, Stolzmann K, Williamson AK, Miller CJ, Kim B, Bauer MS. Factor structure of the Q-LES-Q short form in an enrolled mental health clinic population. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2018 Nov 1; 27(11):2953-2964.
  26. Miller CJ, Kim B, Silverman A, Bauer MS. A systematic review of team-building interventions in non-acute healthcare settings. BMC health services research. 2018 Mar 1; 18(1):146.
  27. Kirchner JE, Landes SJ, Eagan AE. Applying KT Network Complexity to a Highly-Partnered Knowledge Transfer Effort Comment on "Using Complexity and Network Concepts to Inform Healthcare Knowledge Translation". International journal of health policy and management. 2017 Dec 17; 7(6):560-562.
  28. Bauer MS, Kirchner JE. Team-Based Telecare for Bipolar Disorder. QUERI eNews. 2017 Sep 1.
  29. Chinman M, Woodward EN, Curran GM, Hausmann LRM. Harnessing Implementation Science to Increase the Impact of Health Equity Research. Medical care. 2017 Sep 1; 55 Suppl 9 Suppl 2:S16-S23.
  30. Bauer MS, Krawczyk L, Tuozzo K, Frigand C, Holmes S, Miller CJ, Abel E, Osser DN, Franz A, Brandt C, Rooney M, Fleming J, Smith E, Godleski L. Implementing and Sustaining Team-Based Telecare for Bipolar Disorder: Lessons Learned from a Model-Guided, Mixed Methods Analysis. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2018 Jan 1; 24(1):45-53.
  31. Ritchie MJ, Kirchner JE. Facilitation: A Key Strategy in the Field of Implementation Science. FORUM. 2017 Jun 1; 4.
  32. Ritchie MJ, Dollar KM, Miller CJ, Oliver KA, Smith JL, Lindsay JA, Kirchner JE. Using Implementation Facilitation to Improve Care in the Veterans Health Administration (Version 2). Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) for Team-Based Behavioral Health; 2017 May 18. Available from: https://www.queri.research.va.gov/tools/implementation/Facilitation-Manual.pdf.
  33. Rogal SS, Yakovchenko V, Waltz TJ, Powell BJ, Kirchner JE, Proctor EK, Gonzalez R, Park A, Ross D, Morgan TR, Chartier M, Chinman MJ. The association between implementation strategy use and the uptake of hepatitis C treatment in a national sample. Implementation science : IS. 2017 May 11; 12(1):60.
  34. Chinman M, Daniels K, Smith J, McCarthy S, Medoff D, Peeples A, Goldberg R. Provision of peer specialist services in VA patient aligned care teams: protocol for testing a cluster randomized implementation trial. Implementation science : IS. 2017 May 2; 12(1):57.
  35. Ritchie MJ, Parker LE, Edlund CN, Kirchner JE. Using implementation facilitation to foster clinical practice quality and adherence to evidence in challenged settings: a qualitative study. BMC health services research. 2017 Apr 20; 17(1):294.
  36. Goldberg RW. Increasing the role of peer specialists in primary care settings. VA Recovery Update [Internet]. 2017 Apr 1:(5):1. Available from: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders/docs/RECOVERY_UPDATE_5.pdf.
  37. Kim B, Miller CJ, Elwy AR, Holmes SK, Coldwell CM, Bauer MS. Staff perceptions implementing interprofessional team-based behavioural healthcare. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2017 May 1; 31(3):360-367.
  38. Kirchner JE, Woodward EN, Bauer MS. Implementation Science for the Frontline Clinician. Let's Talk: The Experts Blog About Mental Health [Internet]. 2017 Mar 1. Available from: http://www.cmeinstitute.com/pages/lets-talk.aspx?bid=155.
  39. Bauer MS, Weaver K. Partnering with Health Systems Leadership to Develop a Randomized, Controlled Implementation Trial. Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research [Cyberseminar]. VIREC. 2016 Dec 20.
  40. Kirchner JE, Woodward EN, Smith JL, Curran GM, Kilbourne AM, Owen RR, Bauer MS. Implementation Science Supports Core Clinical Competencies: An Overview and Clinical Example. The primary care companion for CNS disorders. 2016 Dec 8; 18(6).
  41. Kirchner JE. The Use of Facilitation as an Implementation Strategy. QUERI Implementation Network Series [Cyberseminar]. Health Services Research and Development. 2016 Dec 1.
  42. Bauer MS, Krawczyk L, Miller CJ, Abel E, Osser DN, Franz A, Brandt C, Rooney M, Fleming J, Godleski L. Team-Based Telecare for Bipolar Disorder. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2016 Oct 1; 22(10):855-864.
  43. Bauer MS, Miller CJ, Kim B. The BHIP-CCM (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program - Collaborative Care Model) Enhancement Guide. VA Mental Health; 2016 Sep 23. Available from: https://vaww.portal.va.gov/sites/OMHS/BHIP/Lists/Collaborative%20Care%20Model/AllItems.aspx.
  44. Chinman M, McCarthy S, Mitchell-Miland C, Daniels K, Youk A, Edelen M. Early stages of development of a peer specialist fidelity measure. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 2016 Sep 1; 39(3):256-65.
  45. Krawczyk L, Bauer MS. Collaborative Care & Life Goals: TeleHealth Services for Veterans with Bipolar Disorder. Telehealth "Hot Topics" Series [Cyberseminar]. Office of Telehealth. 2016 Sep 1.
  46. Lindsay JA, Henderson KL, Felker BL, Simons C. Clinical Video Telehealth into the Home (CVTHM): Toolkit for Providers. 2016 Sep 1. Available from: http://www.mirecc.va.gov/VISN16/docs/CVTHM_Toolkit.pdf.
  47. Kirchner JE. Cultural Change is Hard Work: The Road to Same Day Access in Mental Health. My VA Access Mental Health Initiative [Cyberseminar]. VA Mental Health Services. 2016 Aug 29.
  48. Wray LO. Introduction to Primary Care-Mental Health Integration for the Peers in PACT Program Webinar. [Cyberseminar]. 2016 Aug 10.
  49. Kim B, Miller CJ, Elwy AR, Holmes SK, Coldwell CM, Bauer MS. Staff Experiences Implementing Clinical Microsystems for Interdisciplinary Behavioral Health Care. Poster session presented at: National Institute of Mental Health Annual Conference; 2016 Aug 1; Bethesda, MD.
  50. Stolzmann K, Meterko M, Miller CJ, Belanger B, Nealon M, Bauer MS. Survey Response Rate in a Mental Health Clinic Population: Results of a Randomized Group Comparison. Poster session presented at: National Institute of Mental Health Annual Conference; 2016 Aug 1; Bethesda, MD.
  51. Wu J, Lew R, Miller CJ, Kim B, Bauer MS. Balancing site characteristics for stepped wedge designs. Poster session presented at: National Institute of Mental Health Annual Conference; 2016 Aug 1; Bethesda, MD.
  52. Rubenstein L, Kirchner JE, Damush T, Sales A. So You Have an Effective Intervention—Now What? Applying Implementation Strategies to Support Adoption of Evidence-based Practices. Paper presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 28; Boston, MA.
  53. Bauer MS. Partnering with Health Systems Leadership to Develop a Randomized, Controlled Implementation Trial. Paper presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 27; Boston, MA.
  54. Kim B, Miller CJ, Elwy AR, Holmes SK, Coldwell CM, Bauer MS. Staff Experiences Implementing Clinical Microsystems for Interdisciplinary Behavioral Health Care. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 27; Boston, MA.
  55. Stolzmann K, Meterko M, Miller CJ, Belanger L, Nealon M, Bauer MS. Survey Response Rate in a Mental Health Clinic Population: Results of a Randomized Group Comparison. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 27; Boston, MA.
  56. Wu J, Lew R, Miller CJ, Kim B, Bauer MS. Balancing Site Characteristics for Stepped Wedge Designs. Paper presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2016 Jun 27; Boston, MA.
  57. Bauer MS. Introduction to Implementation Science. Presented at: Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Seminar; 2016 Jun 15; Providence, RI.
  58. Chinman MJ, Henze K. Integrating Peer Support Specialists into Clinical Practice. Poster session presented at: VA Psychology Leadership Conference; 2016 Jun 2; San Antonio, TX.
  59. Lew R, Bauer MS. Balancing Site Characteristics for Stepped Wedge Designs. Poster session presented at: Society for Clinical Trials Annual Meeting; 2016 May 16; Montreal, Canada.
  60. Lew R, Bauer MS. Statistical Approaches to Stepped Wedge Designs. Paper presented at: Society for Clinical Trials Annual Meeting; 2016 May 16; Montreal, Canada.
  61. Kirchner JE, Smith JL. Study Design, Hybrid Models, and Stepped Wedge. [Cyberseminar]. VA Quality Scholars: Methods and Skills. 2016 May 6.
  62. Bauer MS. Applying Implementation Science Concepts in Real-World Studies. Presented at: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Translational Research Institute Implementation Science Seminar; 2016 Apr 11; Little Rock, AR.
  63. Kirchner JE, Ritchie MJ, Pitcock JA, Parker LE, Curran GM, Fortney JC. Facilitation: An Evidence-based Implementation Strategy. QUERI Implementation Network [Cyberseminar]. Health Services Research & Development. 2016 Apr 7.
  64. Bauer MS. Hope, Faith, Love, and Treating Serious Mental Health Conditions. The American journal of psychiatry. 2016 Apr 1; 173(4):319-20.
  65. Miller CJ, McInnes DK, Stolzmann K, Bauer MS. Interest in Use of Technology for Healthcare Among Veterans Receiving Treatment for Mental Health. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2016 Oct 1; 22(10):847-854.
  66. Bauer MS. Collaborative Care Element 3: Enhancing Veteran Self-Management Skills to Support Recovery. National Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Technical Assistance Call [Cyberseminar]. Office of Mental Health Operations. 2016 Mar 10.
  67. Bauer MS. Implementation Science: What is it and Why Should I Care? Presented at: University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Seminar; 2016 Mar 4; Seattle, WA.
  68. Kirchner JE, Smith JL. Selecting and Using Implementation Science Models and Frameworks. [Cyberseminar]. VA Quality Scholars: Methods and Skills. 2016 Feb 26.
  69. Bauer MS, Miller C, Kim B, Lew R, Weaver K, Coldwell C, Henderson K, Holmes S, Seibert MN, Stolzmann K, Elwy AR, Kirchner J. Partnering with health system operations leadership to develop a controlled implementation trial. Implementation science : IS. 2016 Feb 24; 11:22.
  70. Kirchner JE, Fehling K, Dobscha S. Veteran Engagement Panel. Presented at: VA Career Development Award Program Annual Conference; 2016 Feb 9; Arlington, VA.
  71. Bauer MS. Incorporating the Collaborative Care Model into Your BHIP Team. National Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Technical Assistance Call [Cyberseminar]. Office of Mental Health Operations. 2016 Jan 14.
  72. Ritchie MJ, Kirchner JE, Parker LE. Extreme facilitation: Helping challenged healthcare settings implement complex programs. In T. J. Waltz (Chair), Tailoring implementation strategies to context. Paper presented at: National Institutes of Health / AcademyHealth Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; 2015 Dec 15; Washington, DC.
  73. Parker LE, Ritchie MJ, Kirchner JE. Skills for the implementation facilitator’s toolkit. Poster session presented at: National Institutes of Health / AcademyHealth Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation; 2015 Dec 14; Washington, DC.
  74. Bauer MS. The Collaborative Care Model: an Evidence-Based Model for BHIP. National Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Technical Assistance Call [Cyberseminar]. Office of Mental Health Operations. 2015 Dec 10.
  75. Walser R, McGee-Vincent P, Runnals J, Liu N, Ruzek J, Smith JL, Kirchner JE. Implementation Strategies in the Practice-Based Implementation (PBI) Network. Paper presented at: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Symposium; 2015 Nov 4; New Orleans, LA.