Study Section Research Foci
The following table provides descriptions of the research foci of five standing study sections that conduct peer review for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under the Health Services Research Institutional Review Group. Select for information on the competencies, frequency of meetings, and number of members.
| Healthcare Systems & Value Research (HSVR) |
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| Development of Measures/Data/Tools / Strategies for Reducing Healthcare Costs / Improving Quality of Care within Organization and/or Systems of Cares |
| Implementation & Innovation Research |
| Access and Utilization |
| Cost/Finance/Markets |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Delivery Systems System Focused CER |
| Organizational Studies |
| Infrastructure Building Research |
| Provider Workforce |
| Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR) |
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| Identify Challenges to Health Information Technology (HIT) Adoption and Use |
| Implementation & Innovation Research |
| Technology/Health Information Technology (Health IT) Assessment |
| Information Sciences; Dissemination |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Clinical/Translational Decisionmaking |
| Patient Utilities, Morbidity & Function |
| Outcome Research |
| Uses of HIT for Healthcare Quality & Cost Improvement |
| Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEOR) |
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| Organization and Functioning of the Healthcare Delivery and Access to improve Healthcare Effectiveness |
| Patient-Center/Consumer-Focused Healthcare Effectiveness |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Evidence-based Medicine |
| Innovation Research |
| Access to & Utilization of Care |
| Clinical Outcome Research |
| Health Care Decisions for Providers/Purchasers, and Policymakers |
| Innovation & Emergent Issues Research |
| Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR) |
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| Identify Risks/Hazards that Lead to Medical Errors and Find Ways to Prevent Medical Errors – Improve Patient Safety |
| Research on the scope and impact of medical errors on cost, quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of care / Impacts of Medical Errors on Costs/Qualities & Efficiencies/Effectiveness of Cares |
| Examine/Improve Medical Liability Advances in Patient Safety through Simulation Research Healthcare-associated Infection Antimicrobial Stewardship (including diagnostic stewardship) Antimicrobial Resistance (including bacteria and fungi) |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Evidence-based Medicine Quality Improvement Research |
| Dissemination/Translation Research Findings and Methods to Reduce Medical Errors; Quality Improvement |
| System-Level Delivery of Care |
| Environment/Culture – Level Delivery of Care |
| Innovation & Emergent Issues Research |
| Healthcare Research Training (HCRT) |
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| Health Services Research Training & Career Development |
| Institutional Training & Career Development |
| Training-related Conferences/Workshops |
| Demonstrations & Evaluations |
