Latest News and Links in Health Services Research http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/ en-us nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/A-Survey-of-Primary-Care-Physicians.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/A-Survey-of-Primary-Care-Physicians.aspx A study of more than 10,000 primary care physicians in 11 countries finds the United States lags far behind in terms of access to care, the use of financial incentives to improve the quality of care, and the use of health information technology. In other countries, national policies have sped the adoption of such innovations. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPROGRAMS/EXTPOVRES/0,,contentMDK:21336632~menuPK:4839104~pagePK:64168182~piPK:64168060~theSitePK:477894,00.html http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTPROGRAMS/EXTPOVRES/0,,contentMDK:21336632~menuPK:4839104~pagePK:64168182~piPK:64168060~theSitePK:477894,00.html ADePT Health allows users to produce quickly and with a minimal risk of errors most tables that have become standard in applied health equity analysis. The tables emerge in a standardized format, and are based on a set of methods that are widely accepted in the literature. Through its standardized tables, ADePT Health facilitates comparisons of health equity over time within countries, and between countries. The software uses the methods outlined in "Analyzing Health Equity Using Household Survey Data: A Guide to Techniques and Their Implementation" by Owen O'Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer, Adam Wagstaff and Magnus Lindelow, copies of which can be ordered online or downloaded for free at http://www.worldbank.org/analyzinghealthequity. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2009/Oct/A-Profile-of-Seven-States.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2009/Oct/A-Profile-of-Seven-States.aspx Profiles seven health systems: six that rank in the top quarter of all statesVermont, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Wisconsinplus Delaware, which was among the most-improved states from 2007 to 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-10-005.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-10-005.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/ http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/ Download podcasts on evidence-based healthcare. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Profile/My-Profile.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Profile/My-Profile.aspx Sign up and manage e-alert subscriptions, publicly comment on select publications and other Web content, and save content to a personal library for easy reference. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-032.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-032.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/Considering-the-Employee-Point-of-View.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/Considering-the-Employee-Point-of-View.aspx Insufficient nursing staff is a major source of stress for workers in long-term care facilities, according to a survey of more than 1,200 nurses and nursing assistants. Despite this finding and other job stressors identified by the survey, overall job satisfaction among nurses is high. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-010.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-010.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs.htm Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/cyber_seminars/series.cfm http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/cyber_seminars/series.cfm Cyber seminars are available 24/7 as live web conferences and as on demand archived presentations. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-020.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-020.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/releases.htm The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release Program provides very timely estimates of key health and health-related indicators. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-009.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-009.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/ http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/ The Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) was established to provide timely and accurate syntheses of targeted health care topics of particular importance to VA managers and policy makers and to disseminate these reports broadly throughout VA. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ http://www.fiercehealthit.com/ Leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/16/met_555929.shtml http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/16/met_555929.shtml Data from the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) found that the state's Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) care management organization (CMO) program saved Georgia $123 to $140 million over the past fiscal year. In Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hcfo.org/about http://www.hcfo.org/about The Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) initiative, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, strives to bridge the health policy and health services research communities. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/onc/ http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/onc/ A blog that allows readers to learn more about health information technology (health IT) and provide a space for consumers, providers, policymakers, and technology experts to share their ideas and concerns regarding health IT. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hret.org/hret/publications/newsletter.html http://www.hret.org/hret/publications/newsletter.html Newsletter produced by Health Research & Educational Trust. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.healthimpactproject.org/call http://www.healthimpactproject.org/call The Health Impact Project is looking for proposals to demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their incorporation into local, state, tribal, and federal decision-making. Government agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will receive grants of $25,000 to $150,000. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.smdm.org/documents/2010-2011SMDMAHRQFellowCallforApplications_000.pdf http://www.smdm.org/documents/2010-2011SMDMAHRQFellowCallforApplications_000.pdf The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and AHRQ are seeking applications for their 2010-2011 Health Policy Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship is to foster collaboration between SMDM members and AHRQ staff by fostering expertise and career development in clinical and comparative effectiveness research and translation. The position will allow the Fellow to conduct primary research and to participate in developmental and health care research activities related to the design and content of future AHRQ research and offers access to the data and other resources provided by AHRQ. The deadline for applications is January 29, 2010. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.healthreformwatch.com/about/ http://www.healthreformwatch.com/about/ Web log of the Seton Hall University School of Law, Health Law & Policy Program. It seeks to provide an open forum for academics, medical professionals, policy makers, journalists, lawyers, students and concerned citizens as we, as a country, attempt to navigate the imperative of health care reform. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hret.org/ http://www.hret.org/ HRET's goal is to advance ideas and practices beneficial to health care practitioners, institutions, consumers, and society at large. Its principal activities focus on identifying, exploring, demonstrating, and evaluating key strategic health care issues affecting innovative health care delivery systems, educating the field about the implications of changing health policies and developing strategies for community health improvement. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.ichsr.org/ http://www.ichsr.org/ Indiana Children's Health Services Research strives to improve the health and healthcare of children by developing and applying the best scientific evidence and methods in health services research and informatics. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.gao.gov.new.items/d10512t.pdf http://www.gao.gov.new.items/d10512t.pdf This GAO study examined the Veterans Health Administration's healthcare IT system and seven other federal agencies with the highest levels of IT development-related spending in fiscal year 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029102419.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029102419.htm Lack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of less than two decades, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-030.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-030.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-021.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-021.html This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits demonstration projects to allow States and health care systems to develop, implement and evaluate medical liability models that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries; foster better communication between doctors and their patients; ensure that patients are fairly and quickly compensated in a fair and timely manner for medical injuries, while also reducing the incidence of frivolous lawsuits and liability premiums. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-022.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-022.html This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for planning grants from States and health care systems for patient safety and medical liability innovations that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries; foster better communication between doctors and their patients; ensure that patients are compensated in a fair and timely manner for medical injuries, while also reducing the incidence of frivolous lawsuits; and reduce liability premiums. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421 The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the development of new and innovative approaches to surveys and to the analysis of survey data. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-018.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-018.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-008.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-008.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs/nhhcs_questionnaires.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs/nhhcs_questionnaires.htm The 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) is one in a continuing series of nationally representative sample surveys of U.S. home health and hospice agencies. It is designed to provide descriptive information on home health and hospice agencies, their staffs, their services, and their patients. NHHCS was first conducted in 1992 and was repeated in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000, and most recently in 2007. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=352 http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=352 Clinicigan guides from The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/healthInfo.cfm?infotype=rr&ProcessID=60 http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/healthInfo.cfm?infotype=rr&ProcessID=60 Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, systematic reviews of existing research on the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and comparative harms of different health care interventions, are intended to provide relevant evidence to inform real-world health care decisions for patients, providers, and policymakers. In an effort to improve the transparency, consistency, and scientific rigor of the work of the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, through a collaborative effort, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Scientific Resource Center, and the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) have developed a Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. We intend that these documents will serve as a resource for our EPCs as well as for other investigators interested in conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-027.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-027.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-029.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-029.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-028.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-028.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.hsr.org/hsr/issue.jsp?vid=44&iid=5.2 http://www.hsr.org/hsr/issue.jsp?vid=44&iid=5.2 Special issue of HSR Journal focuss on Public Health Services and Systems Research. Access articles and commentary on this topic. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-022.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-022.html The purpose of this Funding Opportunity (FOA) is to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications from organizations that will implement safe practice interventions that demonstrate evidence of reducing or eliminating medical errors, risks, hazards, and harms associated with the process of health care. These 24 month implementation projects will inform AHRQ, providers, patients, payers, policy makers, and the public about how safe practice interventions can be successfully implemented in diverse health care settings and lead to safer and better health care for all Americans. This FOA follows the release of an earlier FOA in 2005 that resulted in the release of successful implementation projects and toolkits available to the public. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Newsletters/States-in-Action/2009/November/October-November-2009/Ask-the-Expert/Ask-the-Expert.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Newsletters/States-in-Action/2009/November/October-November-2009/Ask-the-Expert/Ask-the-Expert.aspx Dr. Blumenthal describes how ONC is working with states to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. (Published Oct/Nov 2009) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.rand.org/health/highlights.html http://www.rand.org/health/highlights.html Summaries of various RAND health studies as well as to multiple reports ranging on topics such as evidence-based interventions, measuring quality of care, etc. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-in-the-Use-of-High-Volume-Hospitals.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Nov/Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-in-the-Use-of-High-Volume-Hospitals.aspx Minority patients in the New York City area are significantly less likely than whites to be treated at high-volume hospitals for cancer surgeries, cardiovascular procedures, and other services for which high volume and positive outcomes are related. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7985.cfm# http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7985.cfm# The survey finds that, based on initial legislative appropriations, Medicaid spending across states is expected to grow by an average of at least 6.3 percent in fiscal 2010. But officials in three-fourths of the states are concerned that those appropriations will not be enough, leading to more budget shortfalls and more pressures to trim services and spending. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-022.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-022.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.kff.org/ahr103009video.cfm http://www.kff.org/ahr103009video.cfm The Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation co-sponsored this briefing to have a panel of experts answer questions about how some aspects of pending health reform proposals may have a substantial impact on rural care. What provisions in the various reform proposals affect rural health care? What particular challenges need to be overcome in order to improve care delivery in rural areas? What aspects of health reform will require special accommodation in rural areas? Are delivery systems in rural areas currently able to handle the influx of new patients coverage expansion would bring? How does HIT factor into rural reform? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://samhsa.gov/Financing/archive.aspx http://samhsa.gov/Financing/archive.aspx Newsletters on a variety of topics ranging from health care financing and health care reform to state data and state legislation. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-050.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-050.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm?utm_source=kffweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl101609 http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm?utm_source=kffweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl101609 Interactive side-by-side health reform comparison tool compares the leading comprehensive reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) https://grants.hrsa.gov/webexternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=D346A27F-2611-4048-A90D-A0032D52E504&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=True&pageNumber=1 https://grants.hrsa.gov/webexternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=D346A27F-2611-4048-A90D-A0032D52E504&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=True&pageNumber=1 This grant program is to increase solid organ donation and to improve understanding of how to increase solid organ donation. The goal of the grant program is to assist eligible entities in the evaluation of, or the implementation and evaluation of, highly promising strategies and approaches that can serve as model interventions for increasing solid organ donation. Projects may focus on community education and outreach initiatives or hospital based efforts focused on family consent for donation when a death has occurred. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.statehealthfacts.org/?utm_source=kffweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl101609 http://www.statehealthfacts.org/?utm_source=kffweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl101609 Access updated data on Demographics, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Care Employment, Access to Care, Medicaid Budget Actions, and More. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-10-008.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-10-008.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://esciencenews.com/sources/science.blog/2009/09/29/study.outlines.strategies.test.new.payment.models.health.care http://esciencenews.com/sources/science.blog/2009/09/29/study.outlines.strategies.test.new.payment.models.health.care A new RAND Corporation study outlines methods that might be used to test a novel payment system for medical care that would provide doctors, hospitals and other health providers a set fee for treating an ailment such as hip replacement surgery. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.cochrane.org/index_newcomers.htm http://www.cochrane.org/index_newcomers.htm Access evidence-based reviews and podcasts on health care. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.htai.org/index.php?id=151&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=94&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=49&cHash=dc39e3214b http://www.htai.org/index.php?id=151&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=94&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=49&cHash=dc39e3214b Beginner's guide to words used in health technology assessment. This has been created under the leadership of Ann Single in Australia with input from a variety of HTA researchers and social scientists around the world. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2009/11/Health_Information_Technology_Automation_of_Quality_Measurement__Quality_Data_Set_and_Data.aspx http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2009/11/Health_Information_Technology_Automation_of_Quality_Measurement__Quality_Data_Set_and_Data.aspx Provides a common technological framework for defining clinical data necessary to measure performance and accelerate improvement in patients' quality of care. By providing a common language to describe the information within quality measures, the QDS enables quality measurement from a variety of electronic sources, including electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), registries, and health information exchanges (HIEs). The QDS framework is applicable to all care settings a patient is likely to use in his or her lifetime. This QDS framework creates a dynamic product that will enable versioning, growth, and expansion to meet future needs for measurement and guideline implementation. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/todaystopics.cfm http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/todaystopics.cfm The Kaiser Family Foundation presents a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. Link to prior webcasts. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.usrds.org/adr.htm http://www.usrds.org/adr.htm Access and request data, annual reports, presentations and slides. The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. The USRDS is funded directly by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). USRDS staff collaborates with members of CMS, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and the ESRD networks, sharing datasets and actively working to improve the accuracy of ESRD patient information. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://lists.urban.org/SCRIPTS/WA-URBAN.EXE?A0=HEALTHPOLICY-NEWSLETTER http://lists.urban.org/SCRIPTS/WA-URBAN.EXE?A0=HEALTHPOLICY-NEWSLETTER Electronic newsletter by the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO) http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/ http://www.psocommons.org/wmhp/ Dedicated to the intersection of politics, policy, medicine, and public health. The mission of World Medical & Health Policy is to publish articles that translate research into policies and practice standards. The journal brings a policy perspective to medical practice, translating empirical evidence into policy recommendations, with special attention to the ethical allocation of scarce resources that can make or break the success of health measures and clinical practices. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:21 EST nlmhsrcustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov (HSRINFO)