Examining the Relationship between Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Rural General Practice: A Focus upon Health Services Research

2013 ◽  
pp. 115-132
Author(s):  
Jon Wardle ◽  
Jon Adams ◽  
Alex Broom ◽  
David Sibbritt
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Integrative Medicine ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Complementary And Integrative Medicine ◽  
The Relationship

Multilevel Models: Applications to Health Data

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Rice ◽  
Alastair Leyland
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Institutional Performance ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Widespread Availability ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents an introductory account of multilevel models, highlighting the potential benefits that may be gained by the use of these methods. It draws on recent applications in health services research that have appeared in the literature. Methodological advances in these statistical techniques have taken place in the field of education, where empirical studies have mainly been concerned with comparing pupil achievement across different schools by exploring the relationship between individual and institutional factors. Although recent widespread availability of suitable software packages has enabled other disciplines to adopt these methods, to date they have received little attention in the health services research literature (the investigation of effects of geographical areas on health being a possible exception) despite their obvious application in many areas of current interest. Key areas that could benefit greatly from these techniques include the exploration of variations in clinical practice, comparisons of institutional performance and resource allocation.

scholarly journals The Melbourne East Monash General Practice Database (MAGNET): Using data from computerised medical records to create a platform for primary care and health services research

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Mazza ◽  
Christopher Pearce ◽  
Lyle Robert Turner ◽  
Maria De Leon-Santiago ◽  
Adam McLeod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Research Platform ◽  
General Practices

The Melbourne East MonAsh GeNeral PracticE DaTabase (MAGNET) research platform was launched in 2013 to provide a unique data source for primary care and health services research in Australia.  MAGNET contains information from the computerised records of 50 participating general practices and includes data from the computerised medical records of more than 1,100,000 patients.  The data extracted is patient-level episodic information and includes a variety of fields related to patient demographics and historical clinical information, along with the characteristics of the participating general practices.  While there are limitations to the data that is currently available, the MAGNET research platform continues to investigate other avenues for improving the breadth and quality of data, with the aim of providing a more comprehensive picture of primary care in Australia

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