Title
Health Services Research Evolution and Applications
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
Hand Clin
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, statistic, 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.
Volume Number
30
Issue Number
3
Pages
259-68
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2014/07/30
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Orthopedic Surgery
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.hcl.2014.05.004