Health services research: evolution and applications

Kate Nellans; Jennifer F Waljee

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2014.05.004

Health services research: evolution and applications

Hand Clin. 2014 Aug;30(3):259-68, v. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2014.05.004.

Authors

Kate Nellans¹, Jennifer F Waljee²

Affiliations

¹ Hofstra North Shore Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, 611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 200, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA.
² Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA. Electronic address: filip@umich.edu.

PMID: 25066845
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2014.05.004

Abstract

Health services research (HSR) is broadly focused on characterizing and improving the access, quality, delivery, and cost of health care. HSR is a multidisciplinary field, engaging experts in clinical medicine and surgery, policy, economics, implementation science, statistics, psychology, and education to improve the care of patients across all specialties. This article summarizes the evolution and distinctive attributes of HSR and present several real-world applications.

Keywords: Health care quality; Health services research; Outcomes research.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Hand / surgery*
Health Services Research / organization & administration*
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / organization & administration*
United States