{"id":1960,"date":"2021-05-27T22:25:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/?page_id=1960"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:47:07","slug":"comprehensive-three-stage-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/implementation-guide\/comprehensive-three-stage-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Program Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The full program approach provides step-by-step instructions for leading primary care practices through  implementing improvements to opioid management using the Six Building  Blocks. This implementation approach includes three stages, with a  flexible timeline based on the needs of the clinic. While anyone can use  these materials to implement improvements in opioid medication  management, it is specifically written for <strong>quality improvement leaders<\/strong> and <strong>project managers<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Diagram of the Six Building Blocks implementation approach in three stages over a 9-15 month timeline: Stage 1: Prepare and Launch Guide | Stage 2: Design and Implement Guide | Stage 3: Monitor and Sustain Guide\" style=\"width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/05\/Implementation-overview-figure.png\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting Started&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To  learn more about whether an independent implementation of the  comprehensive three-stage approach is a good fit for your clinic, see the readiness assessment, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Is-Implementing-the-Six-Building-Blocks-Independently-Right-for-Us-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Is Implementing the Six Building Blocks Independently Right for Us<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you decide this is the right approach, convene a <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Leadership-Commitment-Meeting-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leadership Commitment Meeting<\/a> with appropriate organizational leadership in order to formally determine if and when you want to begin implementing improvements to opioid management. Once you have leadership commitment, download the three guides, and get started!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/6bb-guide-stage1-prepareandlaunch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Stage 1: Prepare and Launch Guide<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/6bb-guide-stage2-designandimplement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Stage 2: Design and Implement Guide<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/6bb-guide-stage-3-monitorandsustain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Stage 3: Monitor and Sustain Guide<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full program approach provides step-by-step instructions for leading primary care practices through implementing improvements to opioid management using the Six Building Blocks. This implementation approach includes three stages, with a flexible timeline based on the needs of the clinic. While anyone can use these materials to implement improvements in opioid medication management, it is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/implementation-guide\/comprehensive-three-stage-approach\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-section.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1960","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2112,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1960\/revisions\/2112"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/improvingopioidcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}