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Abstract
Applied research and development involves seeking just enough information, through studies with just enough methodologic rigor, to improve practice within a short time. Such research can identify practices that improve outcomes and teach us how to implement them.
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1 From the Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland (T.A.L.); and the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston (R.P.).