scholarly journals Bridging the ivory towers and the swampy lowlands; increasing the impact of health services research on quality improvement

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. N. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Interaction and innovation: practical strategies for inclusive consumer-driven research in health services

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e031555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria R Dahm ◽  
Anthony Brown ◽  
Dean Martin ◽  
Maureen Williams ◽  
Brian Osborne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionDespite advances in the co-creation of clinical research involving consumers in the last few decades, consumer engagement in health services research generally remains inconsistent and is too often treated as a perfunctory exercise.ObjectiveDrawing on a health services study on diagnostic test result management, communication and follow-up, we: (1) outline practical strategies used to enhance the contribution of health consumer representatives across all stages of health services research, including active involvement in prioritising objectives for data analysis and participating in data analysis and the dissemination of findings; and (2) describe the impact of continued engagement of consumers on the programme of research, the interpretation of findings and their translational potential.Key innovationsKey enabling innovations for engagement included: (1) planned opportunities for long-term consumer involvement across all stages of the research process from conception to dissemination; (2) enhanced consumer engagement capacity; (3) purposeful recruitment of appropriately trained consumers; (4) provision of support structures for active consumer involvement in research design, analysis and write-up; and (5) financial support for consumer involvement.Impact/ConclusionEnhancing consumer contribution and establishing inclusive research design requires a negotiated, interactive, meaningful and transparent process. As a collaborative approach, consumer-driven research involvement offers opportunities for new, often unexpected or unexplored perspectives to feature across the whole research process. In a move away from tokenistic consumer involvement, consumers and researchers who participated in this novel and immersive research project identified inclusive research as a powerful tool to enhance health services research and its translation into effective policy.

Quality Improvement: New Contributions from the Field of Health Services Research

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Peggy McNamara ◽  
Blake Caldwell ◽  
Irene Fraser ◽  
Jan De La Mare ◽  
Jill Arent
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research

Quality Improvement: New Contributions from the Field of Health Services Research

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Peggy McNamara ◽  
Blake Caldwell ◽  
Irene Fraser ◽  
Jan De La Mare ◽  
Jill Arent
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research

scholarly journals The Politics of Health Services Research: Health Professionals as Hired Hands in a Commissioned Research Project in England

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Dyson ◽  
Sue Dyson
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Research Production ◽  
The Impact

Previous health services research has failed to account for the role played by clinical staff in the collection of data. In this paper we use the work of Roth on hired hand research to examine the politics of evidence production within health services research. Sociologies of work predict lack of engagement in the research tasks by subordinated groups of workers. We examine the role of midwives in researching ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia in England, and construct three ideal types: repairers, refractors, and resisters to account for the variable engagement of health staff with research. We find some features of the hired hand phenomenon predicted by Roth to be in evidence, and suggest that the context of our project is similar to much health services research. We conclude that without concerted attempts (1) to change the social relations of research production; (2) to mitigate hired hand effects; (3) to assess the impact of the hired hand effect on the validity and reliability of findings, and (4) to report on these limitations, that health services research involving large teams of subordinated clinical staff as data collectors will be prone to produce evidence that is of limited trustworthiness.

A 55 kg paper mountain: The impact of new research governance and ethics processes on mental health services research in England

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Meenaghan ◽  
Anne O'Herlihy ◽  
Mary Alison Durand ◽  
Hannah Farr ◽  
Simon Tulloch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Governance ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Mental Health Services Research ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact

How Do We Align Health Services Research and Quality Improvement?

2020 ◽  
pp. 282-291
Author(s):  
Devika Das ◽  
Lalan Wilfong ◽  
Katherine Enright ◽  
Gabrielle Rocque
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Services Research

Quality improvement (QI) initiatives and health services research (HSR) are commonly used to target health care quality. These disciplines are increasingly important because of the movement toward value-based health care as alternative payment and care delivery models drive institutions and investigators to focus on reducing unnecessary health care use and improving care coordination. QI efforts frequently target medical error and/or efficiency of care through the Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology. Within the QI framework, strategies for data display (e.g., Pareto charts, run charts, histograms, scatter plots) are leveraged to identify opportunities for intervention and improvement. HSR is a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to identify the most effective way to organize, deliver, and finance health care to maximize the quality and value of care at both the individual and population levels. HSR uses a diverse set of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, such as case-control studies, cohort studies, randomized control trials, and semistructured interview/focus group evaluations. This manuscript provides examples of methodologic approaches for QI and HSR, discusses potential challenges associated with concurrent quality efforts, and identifies strategies to successfully leverage the strengths of each discipline in care delivery.

scholarly journals From theory to practice: improving the impact of health services research

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Brazil ◽  
Elizabeth Ozer ◽  
Michelle M Cloutier ◽  
Robert Levine ◽  
Daniel Stryer
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Need for an Evidence-Based Encyclopaedia in Health Services Research in Pharmacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Services Research ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Pharmacy practice research (PPR) is a specialty field within the wider area of health services research and it focuses on studies of how and why people access pharmacy services. This stream of research is also referred to as more universally recognized term such as health services research in pharmacy. The health services research in pharmacy has increased manifold; however, the impact of this research is not visible at the global level. The editorial explains several issues on quality and quantity of evidence produced including how evidence produced could contribute to improve quality of care and patients’ health outcomes. It also narrates examples from the UK and Australia showing how health services research in pharmacy has made an impact on healthcare service delivery. The editorial argues that building an encyclopaedia in health services research in pharmacy is vital to enhance the visibility and impact of this research.

scholarly journals Increasing the impact of health services research on service improvement: the researcher-in-residence model

2016 ◽  
Vol 109 (6) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Marshall ◽  
Laura Eyre ◽  
Mirza Lalani ◽  
Salmaan Khan ◽  
Susan Mann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Services Research ◽  
The Impact
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