Using the Knowledge Base of Health Services Research to Redefine Health Care Systems.
J Gen Intern Med 2015;
30:1547-56. [PMID:
25840780 PMCID:
PMC4579238 DOI:
10.1007/s11606-015-3298-2]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
This Perspective discusses 12 key facts derived from 50 years of health services research and argues that this knowledge base can stimulate innovative thinking about how to make health care systems safer, more efficient, more cost effective, and more patient centered, even as they respond to the needs of diverse communities.
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