NCHF Services

The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation provides implementation assistance as one part of its process to achieve a NC where quality healthcare is equitable and accessible for all. Through our Implementation Assistance (IA), we drive initiatives from concept to sustainability, aiming to empower healthcare providers and community partners to enhance their operational efficiency, improve patient care, and build sustainable practices that contribute to long-term community health and wellbeing. 

Implementation Assistance

Our approach is grounded in implementation science, with these stages streamlined into the following three key phases of support:

Exploration (3-12 months)

We assess organizational readiness, identify needs, and tailor strategies to set the foundation for success.

Key activities:

  • Healthcare landscape analysis
  • Site identification and readiness assessment
  • Asset mapping
  • Data and technology assessment
  • Root causes analysis
  • Patient and provider journey mapping
  • Sustainability planning
  • Logic models
Implementation (12+ months, ongoing)

We provide hands-on support to execute the strategies developed in the exploration phase. We work closely with partners to ensure seamless integration of processes and practices, with continuous monitoring and feedback loops to track progress and address challenges in real time.

Key activities:

  • Facilitation of collaborative learning communities and trainings
  • Individualized implementation and improvement coaching
  • Performance accountability
  • Return on investment analysis
  • Establish partnerships for collective action
  • Development and monitoring of metrics and balancing measures
  • Local capacity building and strengthening
Sustainability (ongoing)

We help build the infrastructure for long-term success, ensuring that organizations and communities have the resources and strategies needed to sustain improvements independently.

Key activities:

  • Financial sustainability modeling
  • Access to actionable data to continue impact reporting
  • Develop long-term communities of practice

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