The Quality Implementation Framework (QIF)
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D and/or I:
The focus on dissemination and/or implementation activities. D-only focuses on an active approach of spreading evidence-based interventions to target audience via determined channels using planned strategies. D=I, D>I, and I>D means there is some focus on both dissemination and implementation. I-only focuses on process of putting to use or integrating evidence-based interventions within a setting.
I-Only 
The focus on dissemination and/or implementation activities. D-only focuses on an active approach of spreading evidence-based interventions to target audience via determined channels using planned strategies. D=I, D>I, and I>D means there is some focus on both dissemination and implementation. I-only focuses on process of putting to use or integrating evidence-based interventions within a setting.
Socio-Ecological Levels:
The level of the framework at which the model operates. Individual includes personal characteristics; Organization includes hospitals, service organizations, and factories; Community includes local government and neighborhoods; System includes hospital systems and government; Policy includes changes in policy.
The level of the framework at which the model operates. Individual includes personal characteristics; Organization includes hospitals, service organizations, and factories; Community includes local government and neighborhoods; System includes hospital systems and government; Policy includes changes in policy.
- Organization
- Community
- System
- Policy
Number of Times Cited:
The # of times the original publication for the model was cited as indicated by Google Scholar since 2016.
362
The # of times the original publication for the model was cited as indicated by Google Scholar since 2016.
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Constructs:
Name of the construct developed by classifying/aligning the elements abstracted from models.
Name of the construct developed by classifying/aligning the elements abstracted from models.
Assessment Instruments:
- AHRQ Digital Health Equity Framework
- CFIR Interview Guide (Lam)
- CFIR Interview Guide (Zhao)
- CFIR Interview Guide Webtool
- Clinical Sustainability Assessment Tool (CSAT)
- Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Policy Survey
- Implementation Climate Scale (ICS)
- Implementation Strategy Usability Scale
- Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT)
- Iterative, Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (iPRISM) Webtool
- Local Wellness Policy Implementation Checklist
- Local Wellness Policy Survey
- Longitudinal Implementation Strategy Tracking System (LISTS)
- Normalization Process Theory Interview Guide
- PRISM Contextual Survey Instrument (PCSI)
- PRISM Interview Guide
- Partnership/Synergy Assessment Tool
- Policy Coalition Evaluation Tool (PCET)
- Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT)
- Program Sustainability Index
- RAPICE Protocol, Activity, and Interview Prompt Guide
- RAPICE Summary Template
- Readiness Thinking Tool - Observation Guide
- Readiness Thinking Tool - Survey
- Readiness for Recovery and Resiliency - Interview Guide
- Rutten’s Health Policy Questionnaire
- Short Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT)
- Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC)
- i-PARiHS Interview Guide
Citations:
The original publication(s) of the model.
Meyers, D. C., Durlak, J. A., & Wandersman, A. (2012). The quality implementation framework: a synthesis of critical steps in the implementation process. American journal of community psychology, 50(3-4), 462–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-012-9522-x
Meyers, D. C., Katz, J., Chien, V., Wandersman, A., Scaccia, J., & Wright, A. (2012). Practical Implementation Science: Developing and Piloting the Quality Implementation Tool. American Journal of Community Psychology, 50, 481-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-012-9521-y
Hald, K., Ording, A.G., Jorsal, M. et al. Updating the critical steps of the quality implementation framework: an umbrella review of reviews. Implement Sci Commun 7, 112 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00954-7
The original publication(s) of the model.
Examples:
Citations of studies that have used the model as an outline for their study.
Eboreime, E., Eyles, J., Nxumalo, N., Eboreime, O., & Ramaswamy, R. (2018). Implementation process and quality of a primary health care system improvement initiative in a decentralized context: A retrospective appraisal using the quality implementation framework. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34, e369–e386. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2655 Read this resource
Citations of studies that have used the model as an outline for their study.
Kristensen, H. N., Bloch-Nielsen, J., Kristensen, M. T., Høgh, H., Hannibal, L., & Schmidt, A. M. (2026). Implementing Systematic Assessment of Physical Function in Hospitalised Medical Patients: Description and Evaluation Guided By the Quality Implementation Framework. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70447 Read this resource
Nilsen, P., Nordgren, L.B., Thomas, K. et al. Young adults’ access to mental health care: integrating the Primary Care Behavioral Health model into routine care in Sweden. BMC Health Serv Res 26, 144 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13903-2 Read this resource
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