Conducting Health Outcomes Research

Conducting Health Outcomes Research serves as the definitive guide to successful investigation of health care outcomes and the key resource for ensuring quality care.As consumer, insurer and government demands for quality health care increase, the field of research required to measure such quality stands to grow exponentially. Conducting Health Outcomes Research brings together the practical, actionable information needed to conduct research on health outcomes, with the goal of measuring the quality of the care being delivered.The book details the methodology for performing successful research in this growing field: from formulating models, choosing study design, measuring and gathering data to assessing and presenting results. The text dually covers risk adjustment and the interplay of demographic, psychological and social factors.Conducting Health Outcomes Research answers the growing call for evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness reviews and overall quality assurance in health care.

Chapter1 Introduction to Outcomes Research
Chapter2 Models and Causal Thinking
Chapter3 Outcomes Research Study Designs
Chapter4 Measurement
Chapter5 Generic Health Outcomes Measures
Chapter6 Health-related Quality of Life
Chapter7 Condition-Specific Measures
Chapter8 Satisfaction with Care
Chapter9 Demographic, Psychological, and Social Factors
Chapter10 Treatment and Interventions
Chapter11 Risk Adjustment
Chapter12 Methods for Collecting Health Outcomes and Related Data
Chapter13 Analysis and Visual Display of Health Outcomes Research Data
Chapter14 Making Sense of It All: Interpreting the Results