Health Services Research and Outcomes Schedule for UCSD and Children S Hospital

Health Services Research and Outcomes Schedule

CONTENT HOMEWORK Date Topic Lecture Class Reading Exercises Faculty Exercise Assgmt Jun 27, 2013 Orientation & Goals Discuss See Web site Write two abstracts for T. Ganiats Introduction Overview articles HSR articles that interest HSR Methods Principles of HSR you (lecture handout) Examples of HSR Large datasets Jul 4, 2013 HOLIDAY Jul 11, 2013 Program Evaluating health programs / TBA See Web site TBA A Sarkin Evaluation systems

Effectiveness Disease reservoir R. Kaplan Research Practice variation

Jul 18, 2013 Qualitative Principles of qualitative TBA See Web site List 10 focus group M. Smith Research research questions for your How to perform project

Jul 25, 2013 Quality of Life Quality of life instruments Complete 3 See Web site None  E. Groessl Measurement Patient preferences QOL [Note: see assignment surveys; Measuring QOL due for the August 1st discuss class] Aug 1, 2013 Survey Types of survey questions Review See Web site Prior to class: develop a S. 10-item survey Research Developing surveys survey McMenamin instrument instrument; Measurement principles Post-class: refine instrument based on lecture Health Services Research and Outcomes Schedule

CONTENT HOMEWORK Date Topic Lecture Class Reading Exercises Faculty Exercise Assgmt Aug 8, 2013 Patient Safety Safety research; JCAHO safety Viewing a See Web site NCPS Triage card T. Ganiats goals video project Aug 15, 2013 Evidence-based Fundamentals of EBM; Workbook EBM book Workbook of some EBM T. Ganiats medicine Reading the literature; Levels of some concepts of evidence EBM concepts Aug 22, 2013 Guidelines and Level of evidence/ strength of Workbook See Web site Evaluate a guideline T. Ganiats Quality recommendation exercise Practice guidelines Patient preferences Quality Improvement/ Quality Assurance

Aug 29, 2013 Costs Types of costs Cost See Web site Write methods section T. Ganiats Costs vs. charges accounting for cost outcomes for Data collection exercise your project; Find or Incremental & marginal costs estimate 10 costs for Types of analyses project Perspective Monte Hall project Sep 5, 2013 Cost- Theoretical foundation Demo of See Web site Study for final T. Ganiats effectiveness Assumptions TreeAge Practical overview software

Sep 12, 2013 FINAL EXAM Ted Ganiats,. [email protected] Sara McMenamin: [email protected]