Evaluating health services research capacity building programs: Implications for health services and human resource development

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Levine ◽  
Darlene Russ-Eft ◽  
Andrea Burling ◽  
Jennifer Stephens ◽  
Joanna Downey
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Research Capacity Building ◽  
Services Research

11. Who is in charge? Introducing criteria to evaluate health human resource (HHR) policy documents

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
D. Rosenfield ◽  
C. Abrahams ◽  
S. Verma
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Health Human Resource ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Care Technology

The maldistribution of and lack of access to health professionals continues to be a major issue for policymakers at all levels of government. Additionally, the basis by which Health Human Resource (HHR) policy is determined is unclear. Publications found in independent reports, peer-reviewed journals and most importantly, grey literature, can significantly influence or inform major policy decisions for “hot button” HHR issues (1) . We propose a framework that can be used to classify, rank and evaluate HHR policy/planning documents. Our framework creates six major criteria that are used to evaluate policy documents. These criteria are: 1) literature review, 2) source of primary information, 3) nature of recommendations, 4) implementation strategies, 5) credibility of authors and 6) credibility of publisher. Within each category, a score from zero to three (for criteria 1-4) or zero to two (criteria 5-6) is assigned, depending on the caliber of the document. Summing the scores from each section yields a document’s overall score. The intent of this measure is two-fold. Firstly, we want to create a tool that can be widely utilized by policymakers to help inform their decisions. Secondly, it can be used as a springboard to stimulate discussion and debate around HHR planning and policy formulation. National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology. (NICHSR) Health Services Research and Health Policy Grey Literature Project: Summary Report. 2006. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ nichsr/greylitreport_06.html. Accessed February 20, 2007.

Health Services Research at United HealthCare Corporation: The Role of the Center for Health Care Policy and Evaluation

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Peterson ◽  
Deborah Shatin ◽  
Douglas Mccarthy
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Managed Care ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Services Research ◽  
And Performance

This article describes collaborative health services research and performance evaluation activities at United HealthCare Corporation, a national health care management services company. We outline the development of a research capacity within our company, the principal data sources used, and the types of research conducted. The importance of health services research within a managed care system is illustrated using two projects as examples. finally, we discuss issues faced by organizations such as ours in defining appropriate research priorities, ensuring health plan participation, and disseminating research findings. Lessons learned should be of interest to health services researchers working in or collaborating with managed care organizations as well as others seeking to understand the dynamics of research in private-sector health care companies.

Mind the gap: is it time to invest in embedded researchers in regional, rural and remote health services to address health outcome discrepancies for those living in rural, remote and regional areas?

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Moran ◽  
Helen Haines ◽  
Nicole Raschke ◽  
David Schmidt ◽  
Alison Koschel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcome ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Research Capacity Building ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Remote Health ◽  
Rural And Remote Health

Research capacity building in healthcare works to generate and apply new knowledge to improve health outcomes; it creates new career pathways, improves staff satisfaction, retention and organisational performance. While there are examples of investment and research activity in rural Australia, overall, rural research remains under-reported, undervalued and under-represented in the evidence base. This is particularly so in primary care settings. This lack of contextual knowledge generation and translation perpetuates rural–metropolitan health outcome disparities. Through greater attention to and investment in building research capacity and capability in our regional, rural and remote health services, these issues may be partially addressed. It is proposed that it is time for Australia to systematically invest in rurally focussed, sustainable, embedded research capacity building.

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