Medica Research InstitutePub 78
Pub 78
Programs
Health Services Research Initiatives
IN 2015 THE INSTITUTE'S DOCTORAL-LEVEL INVESTIGATORS CONTINUED TO SEEK AND RECEIVE EXTRAMURAL FUNDING TO CONDUCT HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. AS A RESULT, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP WITH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND MAJOR RESEARCH NETWORKS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS DEVOTED EFFORT TO 22 DISTINCT RESEARCH STUDIES. IN ADDITION, INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS AUTHORED 15 PUBLICATIONS. MAJOR THEMES OF THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE USE ENGAGEMENT. IN 2015, TWO INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS HELD ADJUNCT FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHERE THEY PROVIDED LECTURER ASSISTANCE FOR COURSES IN QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS, AND HEALTH ECONOMICS & POLICY. EACH COURSE HAD AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 30 COLLEGE STUDENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1MIntramural Awards Research Program
THE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER ITS INTRAMURAL AWARDS PROGRAM (IAP) WHICH WAS INITIATED IN 2010. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES USING INTERNAL RESOURCES AND EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS. THE INSTITUTE AWARDED FOUR IAPS IN 2015. RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDED:* THE IMPACT OF FAMILY COMPOSITION ON THE TRANSITION FROM INPATIENT CARE * A TWO-STEP APPROACH FOR PREDICTING THE DIRECTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES* EVALUATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIALTY MARKET CONCENTRATION AND QUALITY OUTCOME MEASURES* THE EFFECT OF MEDICAL HOMES ON HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDRENGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$92.2K
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