Christian D. Helfrich, M.P.H., Ph.D. (he/him) is an implementation scientist and core investigator at the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, and is Research Associate Professor of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington School of Public Health. He studies organizational change and implementation science in healthcare, with particular interest in how healthcare organizations navigate large-scale change initiatives; drivers of burnout among healthcare workers; and de-implementation of low-value practices. Prof. Helfrich's work has included multi-site randomized implementation trials, mixed-methods observational studies, and psychometric validation of organizational surveys. He received his PhD in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his MPH from the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington School of Public Health. He can be found in the nearest coffee shop or on Twitter at @helfrich_c.
In this final post in a four-part blog series, authors from AcademyHealth’s Research Community on Low-Value Care explore issues that health systems must confront in the de-implementation process.
The first in a four-part blog series, authors from AcademyHealth’s Research Community on Low-Value Care explore the concept of de-implementation as a normal and routine part of the ever-evolving research and care delivery process.