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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To measure annual population-based volume of emergency department (ED) eye care and concurrent ophthalmology on-call coverage. METHODS: Analysis and correlation of the 2006 Florida Agency of Health Care Administration ED and inpatient ... Read more...

Operational research in low-income countries: what, why, and how?

30 Oct 2009 Operational research is increasingly being discussed at institutional meetings, donor forums, and scientific conferences, but limited published information exists on its role from a disease-control and programme perspective. We suggest a definition ... Read more...

Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Changes in patient length of stay (the duration of 1 clinic visit) as a result of the introduction of an electronic patient file system forced an anesthesia department to change its outpatient clinic organization. In this study, we ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Services Research'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Innovation and comparative-effectiveness research in cardiac surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida. 30 Oct 2009
• Translation of clinical studies to clinical practice: survey on the treatment of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. 30 Oct 2009
• Operational research in low-income countries: what, why, and how? 30 Oct 2009
• Redesign of a university hospital preanesthesia evaluation clinic using a queuing theory approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Faith Moves Mountains: an Appalachian cervical cancer prevention program. 30 Oct 2009
• Implementing evidence-based health policy in Washington State. 27 Oct 2009
• Towards reducing disparities in disparities research. 19 Oct 2009
• How many physicians? How much does it matter? 19 Oct 2009
• Shared accountability, appropriateness, and quality of surgical care. 12 Oct 2009
• Beyond outcomes--the appropriateness of surgical care. 12 Oct 2009
• Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy. 12 Oct 2009
• The confirmatory trial in comparative-effectiveness research. 6 Oct 2009
• Disruption and innovation in health care. 5 Oct 2009
• Applying health care reform principles to mental health and substance abuse services. 5 Oct 2009
• Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada. 5 Oct 2009
• Health reform in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Oct 2009
• The cost of care for people with impaired vision in Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• Direct and indirect effects of visual impairment on mortality risk in older persons. 29 Sep 2009
• The treatment of wet AMD in Canada: access to therapy (policy review). 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Services Research'

Definition: The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D006302

Alternative terms: Health Services Research; Health Care Research; Research, Health Care; Healthcare Research; Research, Healthcare; Research, Medical Care; Medical Care Research; Research, Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Evaluation, Health Services; Evaluations, Health Services; Health Services Evaluations; Action Research; Research, Action;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; manpower; methods;

Tree Number: N03.349.380; N05.425;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: IM; DF: HEALTH SERV RESEARCH