Health Services Research

Health services research (HSR) examines how people get access to doctors and healthcare services, how much care costs and what happens to patients as a result of this care. Studies in HSR also investigate how social factors, finances, organizational structures and processes, medical technology, and personal behaviors affect access.

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Publications

Barriers and facilitators to real-world implementation of the Diabetes Prevention Program in large healthcare systems: lifestyle coach perspectives.

How, when, and why individuals with stage IV cancer seen in an outpatient setting are referred to palliative care: a mixed methods study.

Patient-centric scheduling with the implementation of health information technology to improve the patient experience and access to care: retrospective case-control analysis.

Primary care physician practice styles and quality, cost, and productivity.

The relationship between primary care physician burnout and patient-reported care experiences: a cross-sectional study.

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Research Studies

Implementing Universal Lynch Syndrome Screening Across Multiple Healthcare Systems: Identifying Strategies to Facilitate and Maintain Programs in Different Organizations Contexts

Improving Cancer Care

Multilevel Study of Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Implementation (MUST)

Pilot Project in Applied Artificial Intelligence: Using Machine Learning to Improve the Safety of Hospital Care

Severe Mental Illness and Patterns of Emergency Department Utilization

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Featured Investigator

Dorothy Hung

Ph.D., M.A., MPH

Associate Scientist

Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., is Associate Scientist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute.

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