HSR Resources & Methods

HSRProj is an important data resource for science policy to help understand changes in the dynamic and constantly evolving field of health services of research.

Research published in AcademyHealth’s eGEMs journal reveals a new model for monitoring the health of communities that is more efficient than traditional methods while still providing reliable information about a population’s health.

For those college students who are interested in medicine, health sciences and systems, or health policy, library resources can serve as a guide through the waves of information. The National Library of Medicine recently launched one such helpful guide.

AcademyHealth’s Translation and Dissemination Institute is working to pilot innovative approaches to quickly, but rigorously identify and communicate evidence to inform public and private decision-making. This poster gives an overview of the Institute’s work and early lessons learned in getting research into the hands of policy makers at the right time, on the right topic, and in an accessible format.

Nursing home research is often obstructed by the limited amount of research-quality patient data present in electronic form. In this case study, authors converted nursing home patients’ health data regarding falls and fall-related injuries into electronic forms to create a database for nursing home research using their converted data.