Observations on Health Services Research and Health Policy Analysis

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert E. Klarman
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Health Policy Analysis

scholarly journals Opportunities for diversifying and enriching our article mix

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Rosen ◽  
Stephen C. Schoenbaum ◽  
Avi Israeli
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Administrative Databases ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Health Policy Analysis ◽  
Access To Data

AbstractAs 2020 comes to a close, the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (IJHPR) will soon be starting its tenth year of publication. This editorial compares data from 2012 (the journal’s first year of publication) and 2019 (the journal’s most recent full year of publication), regarding the journal’s mix of article types, topics, data sources and methods, with further drill-downs regarding 2019.The analysis revealed several encouraging findings, including a broad and changing mix of topics covered. However, the analysis also revealed several findings that are less encouraging, including the limited number of articles which assessed national policy changes, examined changes over time, and/or made secondary use of large-scale survey data. These findings apparently reflect, to some extent, the mix of studies being carried out by Israeli health services researchers.As the senior editors of the IJHPR we are interested in working with funders, academic institutions, the owners and principal users of relevant administrative databases, and individual scholars to further understand the factors influencing the mix of research being carried out, and subsequently published, by Israel’s health services research community. This deeper understanding could then be used to develop a joint plan to diversify and enrich health services research and health policy analysis in Israel. The plan should include a policy of ensuring improved access to data, to properly support information-based research.

Health policy and health services research in the Netherlands

1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geert van Etten ◽  
Frans Rutten
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Services Research

HMOs and Health Services Research: The Penalty of Taking the Lead

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 18-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. Bernstein ◽  
Jill Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Health Maintenance Organization ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
Different Types

Although health maintenance organization (HMO) structures and databases are not uniform across plans, there are unique characteristics of HMO data in general that make them useful in examining health policy and delivery issues. The authors examine differences in data generated by different types of HMOs. After discussing why health services research using HMO data is needed by HMOs, other providers, practitioners, payers, and consumers of health care, the authors examine ways in which HMOs can provide sound answers to crucially important questions about the future of health care. They conclude that although the need for research on HMOs is compelling, researchers need to understand the information needs of HMOs and the incentives that are shaping the industry's approach to system delivery and clinical outcomes research. If HMOs do not take the lead in conducting health services research, they will diminish their role in shaping policies that will shape their future evolution.

Health Services Research: Key to Health Policy

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
John Mendeloff ◽  
Eli Ginzburg
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research

scholarly journals Diffusion of published cost-utility analyses in the field of health policy and practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema S. Sonnad ◽  
Dan Greenberg ◽  
Allison B. Rosen ◽  
Peter J. Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Cost Utility ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Over Time

Objectives: The diffusion of cost-utility analyses (CUAs) through the medical literature was examined, documenting visible patterns and determining how they correspond with expectations about the diffusion of process innovations.Methods: This study used 539 CUAs from a registry. It includes data elements comprising year of publication, the research center in which the study was performed, the clinical area covered by the CUA, and the specific journal. Finally, each paper was assigned to a journal type that could be one of the three categories: health services research, general medicine, or clinical specialty.Results: When the average number of publications is plotted against time, the plot reveals an S-shaped curve. It appears that, whereas CUAs initially were published more frequently in general medical or health services research journals, there was a clear increase in the diffusion of CUA into subspecialty journals over time. The concentration ratio for research centers as measured by the Herfindhal–Hirschman Index decreased over time.Conclusions: The spread of CUA through the medical literature follows patterns identified for the diffusion of other new technologies and processes. Future research should focus on what impact this spread has had on the practice of medicine and formulation of health policy.

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