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. 2015 Aug 18;17(8):e201. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3965

Table 4.

Organizational and external environmental strategies supporting sustainability.


Agency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Organizational level strategies

Strong leadership support and engagement √ √     √ √ √         √  √  √

Staff engagement 


Implement reminders related to A-CHESS use for staff √                          


Provide and communicate information through regular review of reports on client usage √       √   √           √  


Offer training to new staff and ongoing training to all staff including face-to-face meetings to promote staff mentoring opportunities   √   √   √                


Require new staff to be excited and familiar with technology                     √      


Produce A-CHESS booklets with screenshots customized to the treatment location or organization specific A-CHESS program guides       √     √              


Establish a web link for A-CHESS demonstrations and video tutorials       √                    


Identify staff interest in working with A-CHESS         √   √           √  


Incorporate discussion of A-CHESS into weekly staff meetings         √ √ √           √  


Involve peers in training             √              

Ongoing client engagement


Use feedback reports to identify clients not using the system and have staff follow-up √       √   √           √  


Establish guidelines and contracts related to use of A-CHESS or discharge protocols about how to use A-CHESS √       √   √              


Use peer counselors or clients to provide training on how to use A-CHESS or share their experiences             √           √  


Adopt A-CHESS materials for specific client needs   √                        


Encourage client use of A-CHESS features such as discussion group       √                    


Establish task force or internal work group of internal champions including clients to engaged clients in A-CHESS         √   √           √  


Create training sessions for clients including developing user manuals           √ √              


Engage clients early on by showing them how to use the phone             √              


Establish targeted marketing for selected clients   √ √       √         √    

General or generic


Increase public relations by going to community based gatherings   √                        


Used in the agency to augment or replace existing therapeutic approaches       √                    


Provide resource supports such as office space and staffing support         √               √  


Work to establish or increase stakeholder awareness of A-CHESS and its benefits       √
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External environment financial business model


Leverage billing codes to support reimbursement for A-CHESS                         √  


Seek out other sources of funding (eg, donations, mini-grants, etc)     √   √   √           √  


Communicate with insurance carriers or other external agencies to drive support and seek funding                         √  


Work with phone carriers to see if lower rates can be secured                         √  


Developed a business case for A-CHESS service line         √   √