Health care delivery

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Translational Science Benefits

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Clinical

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Policy

Community & public health benefits (Health care characteristics)

Definition

Improved provision and distribution of health services to a patient population. Delivery systems typically include healthcare providers, insurers, and government regulators. Health care delivery is measured in terms of cost, method of payment, regulation, and quality of care.

Rationale

Effective and efficient mechanisms to deliver health services to a target population require transdisciplinary collaboration and widen the impact of evidence-based medicine and health practices.

Guidance

Advice from authors on searching for information:

Access to self-reported researcher or administrative/in-house data may be required to locate documentation.

Resources & Data

Organizations, repositories, websites, and other sources where you can find more information:

Local

  • Self-reported data from researchers.

General

  • Health Care Delivery System Reform. The Health Care Delivery System Reform site focuses on different types of hospitals and health care centers. The site provides publications that are related to policy impact on these facilities and improvements in current health care guidelines.
  • MedPAC. MedPac is the congressional agency that advises Congress on Medicare. Their reports cover issues in healthcare delivery and financing.
  • Modern Healthcare. The Modern Healthcare news website covers topics on providers, insurance, government, finance, technology, transformation, best practices, and safety & quality.

Data Limitations

Challenges you may encounter while searching for information:

Health care delivery is a multi-faceted concept that can make general resources more difficult to find, while information on specific methods is more readily available.

Publications

Articles, books, and other publications in translational science using the benefit:

Case Studies

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Proyecto Adelante: Fortaleciendo la salud mental de personas que viven con VIH en Puerto Rico

By Implementation Research Institute (IRI)

Proporcionar apoyo de salud mental culturalmente apropiado para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes que viven con VIH en Puerto Rico

Clinical & medical benefits

Community & public health benefits

Economic benefits

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Advancing Stroke Care: Translating Evidence on Weather-Related Disruptions into Improved Outcomes for Rural Populations

By ICTS and Washington University in St. Louis

Improving stroke care access and outcomes by evaluating the effect of weather-related disruptive events on stroke care utilization in rural populations (ICTS-supported KL2 scholar)

Clinical & medical benefits

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Economic benefits

Policy & legislative benefits

A caring mid adult female home healthcare nurse uses a stethoscope to check the heart and lungs on a senior female patient

Advancing Emergency Cardiovascular Care Research

By WF Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Integrating early preventive care for managing high cholesterol in the emergency department

Clinical & medical benefits

Community & public health benefits