Health services research : report of a study / Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Care Services.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Health Care Services.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc., Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Research--United States.

Medical care.

Medical care--Research.

National Center for Health Services Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 102 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Health Services Research""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE STUDY""; ""BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY""; ""METHODS""; ""FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH DEFINED""; ""EXISTING DEFINITIONS""; ""Research on Environmental Health Services""; ""Behavioral Research""; ""Biomedical Research""; ""Epidemiological Research""; ""LEVELS OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""Clinically-Oriented Studies""; ""Institutionally-Oriented Studies""; ""Systemic Studies""

""Environmental Studies""""TYPES OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""USES OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""Evaluation of Technologies and Innovations""; ""Problem Solving""; ""LIMITATIONS OF RATIONAL MODELS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3 THE FIELD OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""FIELD AS DISTINCT FROM DISCIPLINE""; ""ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD""; ""Origins: Pre-1930's""; ""1930's - 1950""; ""1950's - 1965""; ""Mid-1960's to the Present""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT""; ""FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""

""FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""""EMPHASES OF FEDERALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""COORDINATION OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""Duplication""; ""Fragmentation and Gaps""; ""QUALITY CONTROLS""; ""Contract Research""; ""Intramural Research""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5 THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH""; ""ORIGINS""; ""Background""; ""Objectives and Functions""; ""Organization""; ""1970 TO THE PRESENT""; ""Location""; ""Budget""; ""Priorities""; ""ISSUES""; ""COORDINATION OF A GENERAL-PURPOSE RESEARCH AGENCY""

""HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TRAINING""""CENTERS PROGRAM""; ""INTRAMURAL RESEARCH""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER""; ""Option #1 - Leave the Center in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health""; ""Option #2 - Relocate within NIH""; ""Option #3 - Re-create as free-standing agency in Public Health Service""; ""Option #4 - Re-create as free-standing agency in the Office of the Secretary, DHEW""; ""REFERENCES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.