This paper presents longitudinal data representing federal funding for health services research and discusses the observed trends in the larger context of overall funding for research and development in the United States.

In 2016, AcademyHealth continued its longstanding efforts to understand the health services research workforce, to inform its changing needs through the commissioning of several papers and an invitational conference.

There are over 300 programs that train investigators in health services research in master's and doctoral programs.

Research on pressing health services and policy issues requires access to complete, accurate, and timely patient and organizational data. Aim This paper describes how administrative and health records (including electronic medical records) can be linked for comparative effectiveness and health services research.

It identifies important social science concepts relevant to use of research in policy and organizational decision making. It integrates and expands upon existing frameworks to differentiate and analyze 10 pathways that can lead to the …

Measurement quality may be affected by differences in demographic characteristics, illness burden, psychological health, cultural identity, or health care setting. The U.S. veteran population and the VA health system represent a microcosm in which a broad range of measurement issues can be assessed.

Issues in Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials of Health Services Research Interventions in Nonacademic Practice Settings: The Case of Retail Pharmacies

We offer this research as a cautionary note to those who would opt for the use of linear specifications in inherently nonlinear settings involving endogeneity.

The following paper examines the issue of whether the current system for ethics review of multisite health services research protocols is adequate, or whether there exist alternative methods that should be considered.

Our interviews indicated that current and future demand for health services researchers is strong. They also suggested that, as a field, will continue to draw together individuals from a variety of backgrounds to inform a diverse array of decision makers.