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Health Policy Research in Surgery

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of health policy research in surgery. We will begin by considering common pitfalls in conducting health policy research. We will then provide research examples from two key areas: (1) Physician and hospital payment reform and (2) Surgical training and workforce policy. For each area of research, recent and impending policy changes will be discussed; examples of studies that have answered important questions provided; and important research questions that are not yet answered will be highlighted. Finally, we will close with a brief discussion of the research tools necessary to generate the right answers and where to find collaborators for those interested in pursuing research in this field.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg 16, Room 137E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA

    Justin B. Dimick M.D., M.P.H.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Terry Shih M.D.

  3. Division of Healthcare Policy and Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

    Andrew M. Ryan Ph.D.

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  1. Justin B. Dimick M.D., M.P.H.
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Correspondence to Justin B. Dimick M.D., M.P.H. .

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  1. Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Surgery, Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Justin B. Dimick

  2. Associate Professor of Surgery, WARF Professor of Surgical Research Director, Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research (WiSOR), Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Dimick, J.B., Shih, T., Ryan, A.M. (2014). Health Policy Research in Surgery. In: Dimick, J., Greenberg, C. (eds) Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_4

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