This two-part series provides an overview of the fundamentals of health services research (HSR). The series addresses how to read and evaluate important studies in HSR, with attendtion to HSR's role guiding evidence-based health care practice and policy. Part I discusses how to identify appropriate research designs for descriptive, exploratory, and confirmatory analyses and how to asses the merit of existing studies to inform evidence-based practice and policy. Part II reviews the core analytic tools that support quality and performance measurement for health care systems improvement efforts.
Purchase 101Course Level: 101 (Introductory)
Faculty: Michael A. Stoto, PhD, Georgetown University
Format: On-demand, streaming presentation with voiceover
Duration: 90 minutes
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This two-part series provides an overview of the fundamentals of health services research (HSR). The series addresses how to read and evaluate important studies in HSR, with attention to HSR's role guiding evidence-based health care practice and policy.
Introduction to HSR Methods Part I: Evidence-based Practice
Part I reviews the core study designs in health services research, which provide the scientific foundation for evidence-based healthcare practice and policy. Students will learn how to identify appropriate research designs for descriptive, exploratory, and confirmatory analyses and how to asses the merit of existing studies to inform evidence-based practice and policy. 
Introduction to HSR Methods Part II: Quality and Performance Measurement
Part II reviews the core analytical tools that support quality and performance measurement for healthcare systems improvement efforts.
Faculty Bio: Michael A. Stoto, PhD, is a Professor of Health Systems Administration and Population Health at Georgetown University. Dr. Stoto is also an Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health, and co-Principle Investigator of the CDC-funded Public Health Preparedness Research Center. As an epidemiologist, statistician, and health services researcher, Dr. Stoto's research focuses on public health practice, especially with regard to emergency preparedness; the evaluation of public health interventions, and infectious disease policy, and ethical issues in research and public health practice.
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