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[Memorandum III: Methods for Health Services Research (Part 2)]
E A M Neugebauer1, A Icks, M Schrappe
1IFOM-Institut für Forschung in der Operativen Medizin der Universität Witten/Herdecke, Fakultät für Medizin, Witten/Herdecke gGmbh, Ostmerheimer Straße 200, Köln. ifom-neugebauer-sek@uni-wh.de
Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband Der Arzte Des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
|September 25, 2010
Summary
The German Network for Health Services Research developed standards for health economic evaluations and registries. This memorandum provides methodological principles for improving health services research quality.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research Methodology
- Health Economics
- Research Registries
Context:
- Health services research quality is often criticized due to a lack of common standards.
- The German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF e.V.) aims to address this gap.
- Previous work established standards for epidemiological, organizational, and quality of life research methods.
Purpose:
- To establish methodological principles and minimum standards for health economic evaluations.
- To define standards for health services research registries.
- To improve the overall quality and consistency of health services research.
Summary:
- Part 2 of Memorandum III by DNVF e.V. details standards for health economic evaluations and research registries.
- These guidelines are intended for researchers and reviewers involved in health services research.
- The memorandum serves as a foundational document, with plans for future updates and expansions.
Impact:
- Enhance the rigor and reproducibility of health economic evaluations.
- Promote standardized data collection and management through health services research registries.
- Contribute to a more robust and reliable body of health services research evidence.
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