Between 2017 and 2020, AcademyHealth and the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) hosted the annual HSRProj Research Competition for undergraduate and graduate students.
Since 2017, AcademyHealth and the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has hosted the annual HSRProj Research Competition for undergraduate and graduate students. This competition invited students to use data from the Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database in conjunction with other sources to identify research priorities in health services and systems research. The last competition was held in 2020.
Goals of the HSRProj Research Competition
Students participating in the HSRProj Research Competition examined the current scope of health services and systems research that investigates topics in population health and social determinants of health.
Using the HSRProj database as a starting point, augmented by other data sources of their own choosing, students had to analyze and identify significant research priorities in the field of health services and systems research.
The Direction of Diabetes Research: Lessons Since 2013 and Opportunities After 2020
Gavin Arneson is an undergraduate student of nursing and global public health at New York University. Read Bio
Prescription opioid overdose and misuse in developed nations: Systematic review of current research
Adetoun Asala, Shelia Malone
Jackson State University, School of Public Health
Suicide Risk: Project Selection, Thematic Analysis, and Funding Sources
Carrie Kanzinger
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population Health
Changing Health Services Research Priorities in Breast Cancer
Xuanzi Qin
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
Current research priorities for diabetes in health services and systems research
Natalie Smith, Katherine Miller, Bryan Blette
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Dr. Casey Balio is a Research Assistant Professor in the ETSU Center for Rural Health and Research and the Dep... Read Bio
Jeff Corkran, founder of Takka, is a strategist, designer, creator, and entrepreneur. Read Bio
Sarah Greene, MPH, is the Executive Director of the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN, formerly the ... Read Bio
Dr. Mak is a Program Manager in the Evidence Synthesis Program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Read Bio
Abbey Meltzer is the Vice President of Communications and Events at the Foundation for the NIH (FNIH). Read Bio
Dr. Abdul Shaikh is the Global Leader for Population Health for Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services... Read Bio
Do We Really Know the Economic Burden of Multimorbidity?: A View from an Indirect Cost Perspective
Jayesh Patel is a graduate student currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Health Services and Outcomes Resea... Read Bio
Nazneen Fatima Shaikh is a current Ph.D. student in Health Services and Outcomes Research program at School of... Read Bio
Rowida Mohamed is a Ph.D. student in Health Services and Outcomes Research at School of Pharmacy, West Virgini... Read Bio
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Identifying Gaps in Patient-Centered Research of Justice Involved Populations
Taylor Bucy, Rebecca Brookes
Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University, School of Public Health
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Dental Caries: An Underappreciated, Preventable Infection
Kevin Flores, Joseph Geiger
New York University, School of Dentistry
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Measuring Price Transparency in Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review
Chibuzo Iloabuchi, Mona Nili, Yves Paul Mbous
West Virginia University, School of Pharmacy
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A Gap Analysis in the Use of Synthetic Controls in HSRProj Research Database
Brendan Jackson-Fowl, Ranjodh Singh, Eric Basile
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
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As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio
Patricia Gallagher has been a Librarian in NICHSR (National Information Center on Health Services Research and... Read Bio
Lynette Hammond Gerido is doctoral candidate for Florida State University School of Information Ph.D. program. Read Bio
Edward L. Hunter is a public health and public policy consultant, working with clients and partners on strateg... Read Bio
Jennifer McGehee is a Public Health Informatician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read Bio
Validating Population-Level Data Sources for Social Determinants of Health: A Three-Part Research Gap Analysis
Julia Burgdorf, Sarah Gensheimer, and Zachary Predmore
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Students investigated projects in the HSRProj database that validate population-level data sources against patient-reported data sources for predicting patient-level outcomes.
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Bridging the Gap in the Most Fragmented Part of Healthcare Using HIE
Sajjad Abedian
Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
This project explores the existing research gap in rural medicine regarding Health Information Technology and IT and Health Information Exchange in rural communities.
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Where are the Health Services Research Opportunities? A Big Data Analysis with HSRProj
Yuegi Hu, Riyi Qiu, Yunpeng Zhao
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of Florida, respectively
This project investigates unmet medical needs and indientifies future research opportunities as indicated by HSRProj holdings via a Research Opportunity Index (ROI).
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Gaps in Health Services Research on Genetic Testing Applications
Hadley Stevens Smith
The University Of Texas School Of Public Health
This project aims to identify potential gaps in HSR related to genetics through comparison of HSR evaluation of genetic test and service implementation to the availability of clinical genetic tests.
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Identify potential research gaps related to trauma in aged/geriatric participants
Abdul Tawab Kawa Saljuqi, M.D., M.P.H., Karen Lutrick, M.S., Patrick Rivers, M.P.P.
The University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman School of Public Health
Students identify potential research gaps related to trauma in aged/geriatric participants.
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Underrepresentation of Health Information Technology Studies in the Context of Accountable Care Organizations: An Exploration of HSRProj
Robin Danek, Nate Apathy, and Casey Balio
Robin Danek, Nate Apathy, and Casey Balio from Indiana University’s Fairbanks School of Public Health present findings on research projects studying accountable care organizations (ACOs). Using the HSRProj April 2017 file, the team found a gap in ACO-related projects focusing on empirical evaluation of health information technology (IT) within ACOs. Health IT has been widely cited as important to the success of ACOs in terms of quality improvement, population health outcomes, and cost containment. The team proposes the creation of a novel data set to fill this gap in the study of health IT in the context of ACOs.
Absence of Studies on Retail Clinic Chronic Disease Care
Elizabeth Danielson
Since 2015 retail health clinics have been expanding their services to include the treatment of chronic conditions. Despite calls to action, including one from the American College of Physicians in 2015, to investigate the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of chronic disease management, these questions remain unanswered (1).
1. Daniel, Hilary, and Shari Erickson. "Retail Health Clinics: A Policy Position Paper from the American College of PhysiciansACP Policy Position Paper on Retail Health Clinics." Annals of internal medicine 163, no. 11 (2015): 869-870.
Emergent Trends in Research to Increase Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Underrepresented Populations: A Qualitative Analysis of the HSRProj Database
Lynette Hammond Gerido
Lynette Hammond Gerido, a doctoral student at Florida State University's iSchool, presents a qualitative analysis of the HSRProj database for disparities in cancer clinical trials participation research.
A Review of the HSRProj Database to Identify Gaps in Research on Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Elizabeth Golembiewski
Elizabeth Golembiewski, a doctoral student at Indiana University, presents a review of past and present funded health services research to identify temporal, geographical, and topical trends and areas for further study in research on patients experiencing homelessness.
Effect of Integrating Pharmacogenetic Testing in Buprenorphine Management on Treatment Outcomes for African American Patients
Adaku Ofoegbu, Kevin Nguyen, and Iman Ahmed
Adaku Ofoegbu, Ph.D student, Kevin Nguyen, and Iman Ahmed, doctoral students at Howard University, present findings on their research on whether there is a gap in funded projects that integrate pharmacogenetic testing into buprenorphine management. The team proposes that the gaps in this research be addressed by conducting a cohort study in African American patients comparing buprenorphine management standard of care versus guided by pharmacogenetic testing.
If there are any questions, contact AcademyHealth HSRProj staff at hsrproj@academyhealth.org.
HSRProj is an openly accessible, searchable database of information on ongoing and recently completed health services, systems, and policy research projects. HSRProj provides a snapshot of who is funding and conducting cutting-edge research, highlighting newly funded projects long before their final results are published. HSRProj reflects investments in HSR from the 1990s to the present. Its full-data download feature readily supports qualitative and quantitative analysis of trends and gaps in the focus, funders, and infrastructure of U.S. health services and systems research.
To learn more about NLM's resources for health services research and technology assessment, visit the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology web site or call the NLM Customer Service team at 1-888-346-3636.
HSRProj is a joint effort of AcademyHealth and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. It is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.