HSR Resources & Methods

AcademyHealth provides information on the latest developments in the field of health services research (HSR). In this section you will find evidence and tools for understanding the HSR literature, making optimal use of existing methods and evaluating and using new methods for research.

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CHP Bright Spot: Failing Forward Together

This Bright Spot profile from AcademyHealth's Community Health Learning Program highlights useful insights from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center's efforts to improve transitions from the hospital back into the community.

Posted Jun 26, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Public & Population Health Hospitals & Health Systems

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Evaluating Complex Health Interventions: A Guide to Rigorous Research Designs

This guide provides a framework to guide decision-making around appropriate designs to evaluate public health and other service interventions.

Posted Jun 26, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Public & Population Health

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Strategic and Sustainability Planning for Population Health Collaborative: A Learning Guide

This learning guide and supporting materials are intended for established collaborative bodies made up of numerous organizations that are embarking on a joint population health initiative.

Posted Jun 24, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Why Do You Do Health Services or Health Policy Research? Exploring the "Why" at #ARM17

Posted Jun 22, 2017

Topics Advocacy HSR Resources & Methods ARM

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Approaches to Facilitate Institutional Review Board Approval of Multicenter Research Studies

This paper was authored by participants of the Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

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A tall order on a tight timeframe: stakeholder perspectives on comparative effectiveness research using electronic clinical data

This article, written by EDM Forum participants and published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research in 2012, outlines findings from a needs assessment on developing new infrastructure for comparative effectiveness.

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement

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Lessons from the Electronic Data Methods Forum: Collaboration at the Frontier of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, and Quality Improvement

This Medical Care journal supplement, published in 2013, provides lessons learned based on experiences building transparent, scalable, reusable networks for research and quality improvement.

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-comparative effectiveness research infrastructure investments: emerging data resources, tools and publications

This article, written by EDM Forum participants and published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research in 2014, highlight emerging data resources, tools and publications to support comparative effectiveness research.

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Delivering Better Care

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Infrastructure to support learning health systems: are we there yet? Innovative solutions and lessons learned from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act CER investments

This case study, written by EDM Forum participants and published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness in 2014, outlines key issues that can inform the evolution of learning health systems.

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

Journal Excerpt eGEMs

Mapping Multi-Site Clinic Workflows to Design Systems-Enabled Interventions

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods