Introduction. Prioritization tools aim to manage access to care by ranking patients equitably in waiting list based on determined criteria. Patient prioritization has been studied in a wide variety of clinical health services, including rehabilitation contexts. We created a web-based patient prioritization tool with the participation of stakeholders in two rehabilitation programs, which we aim to implement into clinical practice. Successful implementation of such innovation can be influenced by a variety of determinants. The goal of this study was to explore facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a patient prioritization tool in rehabilitation programs.Methods. We used two questionnaires and conducted two focus groups among service providers from two rehabilitation programs. We used descriptive statistics to report results of the questionnaires and qualitative content analysis based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.Results. Key facilitators are the flexibility and relative advantage of the tool to improve clinical practices and produce beneficial outcomes on patients. Main barriers are the lack of training, financial support and human resources to sustain the implementation process.Conclusion. This is the first study that highlights organizational, individual and innovation levels facilitators and barriers for the implementation of a prioritization tool from service providers’ perspective.Contributions to the literatureMethods used in this study could be operationalized in future studies to investigate barriers and facilitators of the implementation of an innovative intervention in rehabilitation settings.We used a well-known implementation framework (CFIR) to classified the determinants of the implementation, which could help to compare the results with other similar studies in implementation science.The barriers and facilitators identified in this study are an important first step in the implementation process of a patient prioritization tool in rehabilitation programs.
RESUMEN IntroducciónLa investigación científica basa su desarrollo en dos pilares, los cuales deberán estar siempre presentes en la mente del investigador y del médico cuando se propone divulgar sus conocimientos a la comunidad a través de una publicación, estos pilares son: la aplicación del método científico y el cum- U P S E
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