Table 3.

Interested parties

Getting the right people involved in an implementation initiative is a critical first step. Interested parties make up the broad spectrum of potential partners who may have a direct or indirect role in supporting the design, delivery, or receipt of the intervention.

In clinical trials, interested parties could include, but are not limited to: • Frontline staff, • Clinicians, • Nurses, • Leadership at different levels including national, regional and local, • Clerks, • Check-in staff, • Veterans or other patients, • Caregivers, • Operational leaders, • Policymakers, • Healthcare systems, • Professional societies, • Funders, • Patient advocates, • Community organizations, • Information and technology services, • Other hospital employees (housekeeping, medical assistants, engineering, etc.).