National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR)

The National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR) ensures that the NLM products address the information needs of the health services research workforce.

Current Products

Health Services Research (HSR) PubMed Queries

• A search interface to find PubMed citations relating to health care quality or to health care costs, e.g.: Appropriateness; Process assessment; Outcomes assessment; Costs; Economics; Qualitative research; and Quality improvement.

NLM Digital Collections: Health Policy and Services Research

•  Health Policy and Services Research information is available through Digital Collections in the Health Policy and Services Research collection.

Customer Support

• If you need help, or have suggestions, please contact NLM Customer Service.

Outreach and Training

Tutorials

• Finding and Using Health Statistics

Health Care Data Standards

• Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM
• NIH Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository
• Supporting Interoperability – Terminology, Subsets and Other Resources from NLM

Related Resources

• History of Health Services Research Project

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NICHSR Updates

As part of a broader NLM reorganization, the National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR) website has been updated to reflect changes in our product offerings. As of September 14, the following products are no longer supported:

HSR Information Central (HSRIC)

• See an archived version of this site at HSR Information Central (HSRIC) - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)

• See an archived version of this site at Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

Many of the frequently used resources from the HSRProj databased are now available from funders, and can be found at:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Commonwealth Fund (CMWL)
• Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development
• NIH RePORTER
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

A complete version of the HSRProj database in XML format is available from the NLM Data Distribution page.

Health Services/Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)

• The HSRR database was designed for health care researchers and health sciences librarians seeking data resources used in health services research, the behavioral and social sciences and public health.
• See an archived version of this site at Health Services/Sciences Research Resources (HSRR) - Last Archive capture date - August 20, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PHPartners)

• See an archived version of this site at Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PHPartners) - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.
• Select resources from PHPartners have been archived and are available upon request. Please contact NLM Customer Service.