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Hepatology in a changing health care landscape: A call for health services research
Author(s) -
VanWagner Lisa B.,
Kanwal Fasiha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1002/hep.29880
Subject(s) - hepatology , medicine , health care , incentive , health services research , public health , health policy , family medicine , nursing , public relations , political science , law , economics , microeconomics
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act followed by the physician payment reform, there is an urgent need to better understand the complex relationships between structure (including incentives), processes, and outcomes of health care and, based on this understanding, identify interventions that can ensure delivery of high‐value care to patients with liver disease. As hepatologists, how do we systematically address these issues and ensure that we provide high‐value care to our patients? These factors combine in the burgeoning field of health services research. This article seeks to describe how health services research influences the practice of hepatology, the tools and technologies it utilizes, as well as how interested individuals can seek to acquire knowledge and methodological training in health services research. Finally, we summarize the current state of health services research in hepatology and liver transplantation. (H epatology 2018).