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Review
. 2023 Nov 2;40(5):452-460.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1775849. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Health Services Research: A Review for the Interventional Radiologist

Katherine Marchak  1 , Mira Malavia  2 , Premal S Trivedi  1
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Review

Health Services Research: A Review for the Interventional Radiologist

Katherine Marchak et al. Semin Intervent Radiol. .

Abstract

Health services research (HSR) is a multidisciplinary field which studies access to drivers of health care service utilization, the quality and cost of services, and their outcomes on groups of patients. Since its foundations in the 1960s, there has been a large focus on HSR and using large data sets to study real-world care. Because interventional radiology (IR) is a dynamic field with foundations in innovation, research often focuses on small-scale projects. This review will discuss HSR including data sources, focus areas, methodologies, limitations, and opportunities for future directions in IR.

Keywords: big data; health services research; interventional radiology; outcomes; population health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest None declared.

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Common methodologies for health services research include qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.
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Common limitations of methods uses in health services research pertinent to interventional radiology.
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Suggested focus areas for performing impactful health services research in interventional radiology.
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