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Health services research : work force and educational issues / Committee on Health Services Research: Training and Work Force Issues, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field, Robert E. Tranquada, and Jill C. Feasley, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--Research--United States.
- Medical care.
- Medical research personnel--Education--United States.
- Medical research personnel.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 127 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a health care environment undergoing major restructuring, health services researchers have an important contribution to make in evaluating the impact of change and in guiding policymakers, clinicians, corporate purchasers, and patients. This book examines the health services research work force and its education. Conclusions focus on the quantity and quality of the work force, prospects for the future, and directions for government policy.
- Contents:
- Health Services Research: Work Force and Educational Issues
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Health Services Research: Work Force and Educational Issues
- Summary
- ORIGINS OF THE STUDY
- STUDY APPROACH
- DEFINING HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Work Force Data
- Work Force Supply and Demand
- Training Programs
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH: TODAY AND TOMORROW
- 1 Introduction and Background
- DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS
- Health Services Research
- Health Services Research Work Force
- Health Services Research Education and Training
- Support for Health Services Research
- CONCLUSION
- 2 Overview of Health Services Research
- A BRIEF LOOK BACK
- Before 1965
- 1965 and After
- Federally Sponsored Research
- Other Sponsors of Health Services Research
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TODAY AND TOMORROW
- Organization and Financing of Health Services
- Access to Health Care
- Quality of Care
- Clinical Evaluation and Outcomes Research
- Informatics and Clinical Decisionmaking
- Practitioner, Patient, and Consumer Behavior
- Health Professions Work Force
- 3 The Health Services Research Work Force
- THE CURRENT WORK FORCE
- Methodological Issues
- Committee Data Collection Strategies
- Size and Characteristics of the Work Force
- Supply in Relation to Demand
- THE FUTURE WORK FORCE
- Estimating the Future Supply of Personnel
- Estimating the Future Demand for Personnel
- Future Prospects
- 4 Educational Programs, Resources, and Issues
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
- Information Sources
- Types of Programs
- Master's Degree Programs
- Doctoral Programs
- Postdoctoral Programs
- On-the-Job Training and Continuing Education
- Current Program Enrollments
- Curricula and Preparation for the "Real World.
- Core Courses
- Preparation for the "Real World
- FUNDING FOR EDUCATION IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Federal Programs
- Historical Context
- Current NRSA Program
- Other Federal Programs
- Nonfederal Programs
- 5 Findings and Recommendations
- DATA AVAILABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT
- WORK FORCE SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS
- SUPPLY IN RELATION TO DEMAND
- Current Supply and Demand
- Future Supply and Demand
- TRAINING PROGRAMS
- References
- Appendix A A New Database on the U.S. Health Services Research Work Force
- BACKGROUND
- DATA SOURCES AND PROCEDURES
- SUMMARY OF RESULTS
- Distribution of Researchers by Region and State
- Graduate Education
- Type of Employer
- Current and Future Hiring of Researchers
- Anticipated Future Demand
- SUMMARY
- Appendix B Survey of Health Services Research Educational Programs
- OBJECTIVES AND METHOD
- FINDINGS
- Program Structure
- Academic and Work Backgrounds of Students
- Curriculum
- Enrollment
- Financial Aid
- Post-Training Careers
- Appendix C Multistate Life Table Methodology and Projections
- Projection Models
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- Appendix D Committee Biographies.
- Notes:
- "Support for this project was provided by The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. 282-94-2008; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, under Grant No. 24791; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Baxter Foundation"--t.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610192656
- 9780309176071
- 0309176077
- 9781280192654
- 1280192658
- 9780309588607
- 030958860X
- 9780585030234
- 0585030235
- OCLC:
- 923262743
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