1. Finding Health Services Research Focus on NLM Resources Middle Atlantic Region NN/LM Lisa A. Lang, MPP Patricia E. Gallagher, MLS, MA, AHIP National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services September 23, 2014 1

2. What is Health Services Research? HSR is a multidisciplinary field of inquiry, both basic and applied, that examines access to, and the use, costs, quality, delivery, organization, financing, and outcomes of health care services to produce new knowledge about the structure, processes, and effects of health services for individuals and populations. Institute of Medicine, 1994 2

3. What is Health Services Research? (continued) HSR is the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately our health and well-being. Its research domains are individuals, families, organizations, institutions, communities, and populations. AcademyHealth, 2000 3

4. An Example The burden of obesity in the United States: Spending on surgery – or spending on prevention? 4

5. HSR: Diverse Partners, Participants for example… 5

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov NLM Home Page 6

7. HSR and PH Programs Home Page http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrph.html 7

8. Health Services Research Information Central: HSRIC http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/ 8

9. Community Benefit / Community Health Needs Assessment http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/community_benefit.html 9

10. Topic Overview 10

11. PubMed Search 11

12. 12 HSRIC Featured Resources: Databases, Queries, Partners

13. HSRProj: Health Services Research Projects in Progress http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrproj 13

14. Extensive database containing information about grants and contracts in health services research – Provides information about research-in-progress from the point at which projects are funded – Goal: transparency for researchers, funders, policy makers, practitioners before results are published Projects from 149 sources: federal and state government, private funders, and foundations, domestic and foreign. Data and database established in early 1990s, providing a means to examine evolving priorities, investments and participants in HSR What is HSRProj? 14

15. Project Categories Ongoing Projects from start to end date of research Provides access to work currently in process. Completed Projects up to five years after the completion date of the research Allows time research findings to be published Archived Projects more than 5 years after the completion date of the research Provides an historical context to HSR. 15

16. HSRProj Record (excerpt) New! 16

17. HSRProj Home Page 17

18. Searching HSRProj 18

19. Search Results 19

20. Limiters 20

21. Search Results After Applying Limiters 21

22. Downloading Search Results 22

23. Advanced Search Supports More Nuanced Used of Limiters 23

24. Searching from Supporting Agency List 24

25. How Do I Get a Project Into HSRProj? Submit a complete project descriptions via e-mail, attaching a Word or Excel file to an e-mail message. Send to: hsrproj@academyhealth.org OR http://www.academyhealth.org/hsrproj/input.cfm 25

26. HSRR: Health Services and Sciences Research Resources http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search 26

27. Audience and Focus Health Care Researchers Health Sciences Librarians Health Services Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Public Health 27

28. HSRR Record Types clinical records discharge summaries claims records epidemiological surveys health/ behavioral/ social surveys disease registries birth registries data about practitioners, programs, and facilities 28

29. HSRR Record Categories 955 datasets 295 instruments 58 software titles Public Health Systems Research – 242 Records - August 2014 29

30. Searching HSRR 30

31. Search Results 31

32. PROMIS Record Title URL highlighted 32

33. PubMed Search from HSRR Record 33

34. HSRR Search Results Results Action Box 34

35. Browsing HSRR Focus on PHSR Subset 35

36. PHSR Results (excerpt) 36

37. Suggest Additions to HSRR 37

38. PubMed Topic Specific Queries http://www.pubmed.gov 38

39. Searching PubMed for CER 39

40. Health Services Research PubMed Queries 40

41. Newly revised! HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment A newly updated online textbook, available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hta101/ta10103.html 41

42. Featured Resources of Partners: Use HSRIC to link to AcademyHealth HSR Research Methods, AHRQ Guidelines Clearinghouse http://www.hsrmethods.org/ http://www.guideline.gov/ 42

43. Questions? Lisa Lang langl@mail.nlm.nih.gov Patricia Gallagher patricia.gallagher@nih.gov Thank you! 43

44. Save the Date Searching for Drugs and Chemicals in PubMed November 4, 2014 12-1pm ET Presenters: Sharon Dennis and Rebecca Brown, National Library of Medicine Training Center 44