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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Front. 2013 Mar 1;2(1):11–20. doi: 10.5963/PHF0201002

TABLE II.

ALL LEVERS APPLIED (DURING READINESS PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION) & PLANNED (DURING SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING)

Lever # of States Selected examples of application
R&I S
Inter-organizational 8 7

  • Inter-organizational project planning, evaluation, and stakeholder buy-in.

  • Enroll another agency to assist with paying for EBP

  • Inter-agency data sharing

  • Inter-agency agreements

  • Inter-organizational barrier removal
Client Impact 12 0

  • Conduct a walk-through analysis and document individual needs and operational barriers
Financial & Purchasing 9 6

  • Secure funds to pay for EBPs (new funds or reallocation)

  • Incentivize use of EBPs

  • Require use of EBPs in provider contract

  • Negotiate discounts on medications

  • Increase funds allocation to pay for EBPs
Regulatory & Policy 6 1

  • Add medications to formulary

  • Develop reimbursement mechanism for EBP

  • Created new service

  • Include use of EBP in certification review process

  • Allow for sharing of clinical and demographic information between treatment organizations
Operational 6 6

  • Reducing internal paperwork

  • Central purchasing of medications

  • Fidelity scoring of behavioral EBPs

  • EBP training and program promotion

R = Readiness Planning; I = Implementation; S = Sustainability Planning