Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course

The Case Studies

Overview to the Case Studies

Test your skills in retrieving relevant information for yourself or clients on five research cases that have been provided to challenge your knowledge of health services research resources.

Links to the five cases are provided here:

• Case 1. Health Disparities Case Study
• Case 2. The End-Stage Renal Disease Program: Quality Issues
• Case 3. Medicare Reimbursement Reforms
• Case 4. Bioterrorism -- Community Preparedness
• Case 5. HIV/AIDS, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program

To get the most out of these cases, it is recommended that you read over the supporting modules first:

• What is Health Services Research
• History of Health Services Research
• Selected Players in Health Services Research
• Searching the Literature of Health Services Research
• Quality Filtering and Evidence-Based Medicine and Health
• Basic Components of a Study
• the Librarian's Role in Health Services Research.

If you go right to the research cases without reading the supporting materials, it is helpful to read over the overall objectives for the cases, brief descriptions of the cases or other information for successfully completing the cases.