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Enhancing the quality of case studies in health services research
1COSMOS Corporation, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Objective:
To provide guidance on improving the quality of case studies in health services research.
Data Sources:
Secondary data, drawing from previous case study research.
Research Design:
Guidance is provided to two audiences: potential case study investigators (eight items) and reviewers of case study proposals (four additional items).
Principal Findings:
The guidance demonstrates that many operational steps can be undertaken to improve the quality of case studies. These steps have been a hallmark of high-quality case studies in related fields but have not necessarily been practiced in health services research.
Conclusions:
Given higher-quality case studies, the case study method can become a valuable tool for health services research.