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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A Little Known Channel for Getting Evidence to Policymakers

In the first of a two-part series, AcademyHealth member Beth Prusaczyk describes the Congressional Research Service and how policymakers rely on it for evidence relevant to policymaking.

Posted May 15, 2019 By Beth Prusaczyk, PhD, MSW

Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation HSR Resources & Methods

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Moving Health "Upstream": Getting More from Return-on-Investment Evidence

AcademyHealth Senior Scholar Ed Hunter describes who is using return-on-investment evidence for public health spending, what’s keeping others from using it more, and four next steps to advance its use going forward.

Posted Apr 11, 2019 By Edward L. Hunter

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities

Journal Excerpt Health Services Research

Comparison group selection in the presence of rolling entry for health services research: Rolling entry matching

Posted Mar 08, 2019

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

Journal Excerpt Health Services Research

Measuring the integration of primary care and behavioral health services

Posted Mar 08, 2019

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

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Engagement Science: Where Do We Go from Here?

In the last post of a six-part series on engagement science, authors provide four recommendations for the future of the field.

Posted Feb 12, 2019 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: Where to Focus & the Future of the Field

The fifth of a six-part series on engagement science, this post describes three areas of continued work and study that can help to ensure the successful and sustainable maturation of engagement practice.

Posted Feb 5, 2019 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: A Look at Existing Evidence

In the fourth of a six-part series on engagement science, authors highlight how this growing field has already supported considerable scholarship with implications for formalizing engagement activities.

Posted Jan 29, 2019 By Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

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Engagement Science: Factors Fueling the Need for Better Defined Engagement

The third of a six-part series on engagement science, this post describes the environmental and policy contexts that have shaped the emergence of this field.

Posted Jan 22, 2019 By Holly Peay, PhD, Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance

Journal Excerpt Health Services Research

The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches

Posted Jan 17, 2019

Topics HSR Resources & Methods

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Engagement Science: An Overview of the Landscape of Engaged Research

In the second of a six-part series on engagement science, authors explore the landscape of engaged research and the evolution of a new field – dedicated to the study of engagement practice.

Posted Jan 15, 2019 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rebekah Angove, Ph.D., Rachel Dungan, M.S.S.P., Holly Peay, PhD

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Patient & Consumer Engagement Research Ethics & Governance