title: Health services research: evolution and applications.
abstract: Health services research (HSR) is broadly focused on characterizing and improving the access, quality, delivery, and cost of health care. HSR is a multidisciplinary field, engaging experts in clinical medicine and surgery, policy, economics, implementation science, statistics, psychology, and education to improve the care of patients across all specialties. This article summarizes the evolution and distinctive attributes of HSR and present several real-world applications.
authors: Hofstra North Shore Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, 611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 200, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA.
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Nellans
authors: Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA. Electronic address: filip@umich.edu.
authors: Jennifer F
authors: JF
authors: Waljee
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Health care quality; Health services research; Outcomes research