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D.C. Briefing on The Supreme Court and Contraceptive Coverage: Legal and Policy Implications - Video of the policy briefing, held on March 11, 2014 (two weeks before the March 25 Supreme Court hearing) is available.
Daily HealthBeat Tip Podcasts - Link to various HealthBeat podcasts, many of which are HSR-related.
Data and Statistics: Tools - This site provides access to several NYC tools for statistical analysis, including: Epiquery, Environmental Public Health Tracking portal, Birth and Death Records, Childhood Lead Poisoning, Injury, Pregnancy Risks and The Geographical Information System (GIS) Center.
Data for Individual Health - This report discusses access to and integration of data gleaned from the electronic health record and personal health record can contribute to the improved health of individuals and the development of a Learning Health System.
Data for Individual Health (2014) - Building on the JASON study, this report looked at the possibilites of developing a health data infrastructure capable of bridging from a health IT technology vision focused on the care of individuals to one focused on the health of individuals.
Data Harmonization Advisory Committee - Consists of members from the PHSSR community including: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH), local, state and federal systems researchers and academic institutions. Its main goal is to review the primary data survey instruments used by NACCHO, ASTHO and NALBOH to collect program activity data, governance and population data of local & state governing bodies of health throughout the nation.
Data Methods Toolkit - Provides information on qualitative methods which are most often used in implementation research and quantitative methods most often used in impact evaluation
Data Resource Center for Children and Adolescent Health Glossary of Terms - Glossary of terms.
Data Sets: Open Government at HHS
Data.CMS.gov - This tool derives its data from the Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File, describing care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries in the fee-for-service program.
DATA.gov - Provides access to datasets generated by the Federal Government and includes descriptions of the datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.
Database of HSR&D Citations - Updated monthly, this searchable database contains citations from journals, meetings, conferences, and reports that are credited to VA HSR&D researchers.
Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews (DoPHER) - Focused coverage of systematic and non-systematic reviews of effectiveness in health promotion and public health worldwide. This register currently contains details of over 2,500 reviews of health promotion and public health effectiveness.
DataFinder - Search for indicators and locations, and create custom reports.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation located in California that invests in and takes smart risks with innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems.
Debunk the Myths: Grant Application Video Series
December 14, 2011, Quality Net Conference - Speech by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius - This links to the speech made by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the CMS QualityNet Conference.
DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Network - Collection of research centers that conduct studies on the outcomes, effectiveness, safety, and usefulness of medical treatments and services.
Delaware Health Information and Statistics - Access statistics and demographics.
Demonstrating Impact of a Model Pediatric EHR Format - This model EHR record format for children is the result of a grant to 10 states, and several states will be evaluating the project.
Department of Defense (DOD) - The DOD funds health services research studies, e.g., impact of discrimination on medical care and quality of life for breast cancer survivors; quality of care indicators for early-stage prostate cancer.
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) - DHSS is the government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
Department of Veterans Affairs HSR&D Funding Opportunities - This page provides information on Veterans Administration HSR&D funding programs and research solicitations.
Department of Veterans Affairs/Health Services Research and Development Services (HSR&D) - Highlights HSR&D's upcoming and past meetings.
Design and Implementation of N-of-1 Trials: A User's Guide - This document discusses the design and implementation of n-of-1 trials.
Designing an Exchange: A Toolkit for State Policymakers - Designed to provide technical assistance to states, this legislative toolkit will assist with the design of health insurance Exchanges.
Designing Consumer Health IT: A Guide for Developers and Systems Designers - This guide is aimed at IT developers, and presents the 10 recommendations that can be used to produce outstanding consumer IT products.
Designing Health Literate Mobile Apps - This discussion paper presents a case study to assist developers in creating health literate mobile apps.
Developing a Protocol for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research: A User's Guide - The intention of this User's Guide is to identify standards and best practices for designing observational comparative effectiveness research.
Development and Translation of Medical Technologies to Reduce Health Disparities (SBIR) (R43/R44) - This funding opportunity is aimed at Small Businesses, to encourage the development and translation of medical technologies aimed at reducing disparities in healthcare access and health outcomes.
Differences in Case-Mix between Rural and Urban Recipients of Home Health Care - A new report looks at differences in health status and needs of the population receiving home health services, within urban and rural settings. Home health care is both an important part of the care continuum for Medicare beneficiaries and a major program cost.
Directory of Health Organizations - This link provides access to a database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine. Each record may contain information on the publications, holdings, and services provided.
Directory of Implementation Science Training Programs (March, 2011) - This training directory lists fellowships, short-term training programs and other resources for training in the field of dissemination and implementation science (and related fields such as Knowledge Translation, etc.).
Directory of Training Programs in Health Services Research and Health Policy - A searchable database of information about U.S. and international post-baccalaureate certificate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs in the fields of health services research and health policy
Disability Research and Policy: New Evidence and Promising Ideas - Presentations from the Disability Research Center Annual Meeting on October 15-16, 2013 are available
Disparities in Health and Health Care: Five Key Questions and Answers - This brief looks at health care disparities using several factors including race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, age, and language.
Disparities in Mental Health Services Research - This program plans, stimulates, disseminates, and supports research on the complex factors that influence disparities in mental health services, particularly across special population groups such as racial and ethnic groups, as well as women and children, and persons living in rural and frontier areas.
Disparities Policy
Dissemination & Implementation Measurement Compendium (2012) - This white paper provides researchers with a synthesis of validated measurement tools designed to assess D&I-related constructs.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) - This grant would identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective and efficient methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice settings that focus on patient outcomes.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03) - This funding opportunity would support a grant to identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective and efficient methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice settings that focus on patient outcomes.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21) - This research grant would identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective and efficient methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice settings that focus on patient outcomes.
Dissemination and Implementation Roundtable - This webinar took place on July 29, 2013. The slides and agenda are available.
Dissemination and Implementation Science Data Sources - This website provides access to related data sources and tools, compiled by CHEDIR.
Dissemination and Implementation Science Glossary - This is a glossary of dissemination and implementation science terms.
Dissemination Event for the IOM Workshop Summary on Empowering Women and Strengthening Health Systems and Services Through Investing in Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise - This meeting will take place on March 10, 2015 (9:00 AM Eastern) in Washington, DC.
District of Columbia's Department of Health - The Mission of the Department of Health is to promote and protect the health, safety and quality of life of residents, visitors and those doing business in the District of Columbia.
Diversitydata.org
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) - Mission is to protect patients and healthcare personnel and promote safety, quality, and value in the healthcare delivery system by providing national leadership.
Do Health Impact Assessments Make a Difference?: A National Evaluation of HIAs in the United States - The methods by which to conduct and screen HIA targets effectively are discussed in this 2014 brief and supplement
DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Provides a brief description and key elements of all award mechanisms.
Dr. Know: A Knowledge Commons in Health - This paper argues for an open system of knowledge, what it would mean, and how to reach the goal.
Drug Approvals and Databases - Links to various FDA databases, i.e., Adverse Event Reporting post-marketing safety surveillance program, Orange Book, Clinical Investigator Inspection List, Bioresearch Monitoring Information System, Dissolution Methods, etc.
Drug Effectiveness Review Project (DERP) - Collaboration of the Center for Evidence-based Policy and the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center who have joined together to produce systematic, evidence-based reviews of the comparative effectiveness and safety of drugs in many widely used drug classes, and to apply the findings to inform public policy and related activities in local settings.
Drugs and Alcohol: Open Access Sources - (Virginia Commonwealth University) - This web portal uses open access initiatives to provide drug abuse prevention, treatment, and policy stakeholders with access to journal articles, monographs, book chapters, conference proceedings, technical manuals, and education and training resources.

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