The Ford Research Group reimagines healthcare delivery by integrating health-systems engineering, quality improvement, and implementation science to create organizational-centered, evidence-based solutions that enhance care and sustain meaningful stakeholder engagement across behavioral health, long-term care, and community pharmacy settings.
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The Ford Research Group unites experts in engineering, implementation science, infectious disease, social science, pharmacy, and epidemiology to improve how healthcare is delivered. We value collaboration, respect, and diverse perspectives, recognizing that innovation emerges through shared expertise.
Our work centers on developing practical, sustainable approaches that help organizations adopt and sustain evidence-based practices in behavioral health, long-term care, and community pharmacy settings.
We are committed to advancing the science and practice of implementation by:
- Applying evidence-informed strategies that bridge the gap between research and real-world care.
- Designing and testing organizational interventions that strengthen systems’ capacity for change.
- Promoting engaged partnerships with stakeholders and end users to ensure innovations are both effective and enduring.
We welcome new ideas, collaborators, and perspectives as we continue exploring how health systems can evolve to deliver safer, more effective, and more equitable care.
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES FELLOW
HEALTHCARE INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY FELLOW
98+
peer reviewed publications and book chapters
$31 Million
in funded research
45+
federal, state, or local grants as PI or Co-Investigator
Research Areas
Antibiotic Stewardship and Telehealth in Long-Term Care
Implementation and Sustainment Facilitation
Community Pharmacy and the Opioid Epidemic
