Promoting High-Quality Research

HCFA's agenda for promoting high-quality care.

Commentary HCFA ’ s Agenda For Promoting High - Quality Care

The role of Medicaid in promoting access to high-quality, high-value maternity care.

One of the most challenging aspects of health care improvement and reform is ensuring that individuals, particularly those who are vulnerable and low income, have access to care. Just as challenging is the imperative to ensure that the care accessed is of the highest quality possible. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, identified the primary goal of any high-qua...

Promoting Scientific Research Culture in Youth through Empirical Inculcation

  Background: Empirical inculcation is vital for producing quality research professionals and upon realizing the increasing demand of emerging scientific research professionals, National Academy of Young Scientist (NAYS) launched its science for youth (S4Y) program in Pakistan with its emphasis on empiricism. Methods: S4Y team was galvanized to undertake this task and different scientific activ...

Promoting and facilitating ethical research.

Is medical research a moral obligation or an option? The relief of suffering is medicine’s noble goal and none would dispute its value. Research is the key to progress in achieving that ideal, the means to that desirable end. Of course, not everything that can be done to achieve that ideal should be done: there are other pressing needs and other ways to improve the human condition. The philosop...