Research > Overview
Overview
Research Design
Business Development
Research Design
- Identifying and summarizing the available information
on a given topic, through critical review of the published
literature and Internet search.
- Designing and conducting studies to address the client's
questions of interest
- Establishing an appropriate design and research protocol
- Selecting appropriate, valid, and reliable measurement
tools
- Determining sample size requirements and study power
- Identifying and recruiting appropriate populations
for study
- Collecting and managing data
- Retrospective data collection and medical record
review
- Analysis of existing data sets (e.g., clinical trials,
HMO claims, state and federal data sets)
- Linkages to hospital online data and national benchmarks
- Prospective data collection
- Longitudinal survey research
- Monitoring of clinical indicators
- Conducting statistical analyses
- Summarizing results for publication and presentation
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Business Development
- Helping clients to establish "the business case" for
new products and technologies
- Market analysis
- Data analysis to support pricing and reimbursement
strategies
- Developing effective dissemination plans including:
- Publication of study findings in peer-reviewed national
publications
- Presentation of findings at national professional meetings
- Publication of Policy White Papers
- Designing and convening expert panels of providers, payers,
and other stakeholders to guide research or assist in interpreting
findings
- Collecting and managing data
- Retrospective data collection and medical record
review
- Analysis of existing data sets (e.g., clinical trials,
HMO claims, state and federal data sets)
- Linkages to hospital online data and national benchmarks
- Prospective data collection
- Longitudinal survey research
- Monitoring of clinical indicators
- Conducting statistical analyses
- Summarizing results for publication and presentation
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