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. 2008 Nov;4(2):37-45.

Health Services Researchers Working within Healthcare Organizations: The Intriguing Sound of Three Hands Clapping

Roger Chafe  1 , Mark Dobrow
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Health Services Researchers Working within Healthcare Organizations: The Intriguing Sound of Three Hands Clapping

Roger Chafe et al. Healthc Policy. 2008 Nov.

Abstract
in English, French

Healthcare organizations offer a promising but complicated work environment for health services researchers. Working directly within these organizations can yield stronger connections with decision-makers, better access to organizational data and, ultimately, greater potential for research findings to influence decisions. However, there are also challenges for the researcher and the host organization related to divergent work objectives, mismatched timelines and unclear criteria for performance assessment. The authors examine the advantages and disadvantages of this research model for both the health services researcher and the decision-maker.

Les organismes de santé représentent des milieux de travail prometteurs, bien que complexes, pour les chercheurs qui s'intéressent aux services de santé. En travaillant directement au sein de ces organismes, les chercheurs peuvent établir des liens plus forts avec les décideurs et accéder plus facilement aux données. Leurs résultats ont également plus de chances d'influer sur les décisions. Toutefois, les chercheurs comme les organismes font face à des défis quant aux objectifs de travail divergents, aux échéanciers incompatibles et aux critères imprécis en matière d'évaluation du rendement. Les auteurs examinent les avantages et les désavantages de ce modèle de recherche, tant pour les chercheurs que pour les décideurs.

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