Health Services Research-Key to Health Policy

Social Relationships Are Key to Health, and to Health Policy

Evidence from observational studies has documented the association between social relationships and beneficial effects on health outcomes, such as mortality [1]. However, the precise size of this effect, and of which aspects that form part of social relationships are most strongly linked with positive outcomes, remain unclear. Now, a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature [2] she...

an approach to health services development research

the process of planning and initiating health services development has been described as conceived and experienced by the working group of the health services development research project in iran. the technical steps (conceiving and describing the health services system, development of plans, preparatory step and implementation) as well as political support needed are defined and described. the...

Health services research: why it matters to health policy makers and clinicians.

1 Director, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore 2 CEO, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics and Chief Projects Officer, National Healthcare Group, Singapore 3 Head, Emergency Department/Divisional Chairman, Ambulatory & Diagnostic Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Heng Bee Hoon, 6 Commonwealth Lane, GMTI Building #0...

Key Factors Influencing Lean Thinking Implementation in Health Services (A Study of Isfahan Health Centers)

Introduction: Health centers around the world are facing significant pressures to increase productivity. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of services and to create competitive advantages in these centers, we need to implement lean principles. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the key factors affecting the implementation of lean thinking in the field of health se...

Sequestered evidence: inaccessible findings from health services and policy research.