Healthcare Quarterly

Healthcare Quarterly 28(4) January 2026 : 28-35.doi:10.12927/hcq.2026.27811
Learning Sytems for Integrated Care

Advancing Integrated Care: Harnessing Research, Knowledge Mobilization and Collective Impact as Levers of Transformation

Meghan McMahon*, Jessica Nadigel*, Bahar Kasaai, Nida Shahid, Rhonda Boateng and Richard H. Glazier

Abstract

Canada has faced criticism as being a land of pilot projects with an implementation crisis in healthcare. This paper explores the power and promise of research to serve as a strategic lever for advancing integrated care implementation and impact across Canada. It examines the evolution of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's approach to funding integrated care research and promoting its uptake over time. Through case studies and analysis of funding trends, capacity generated and impacts achieved, the paper illustrates how coordinated integrated care research investment can support evidence-informed integrated care transformation.

 

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