HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Health Services Research (HSR) provides those engaged in research, public policy formulation, and health services management with the latest findings, methods, and thinking on important policy and practice issues. Providing a forum for the expansion of knowledge of the financing, organization, delivery, and outcomes of health services, HSR also allows practitioners and students alike to exchange ideas that will help to improve the health of individuals and communities.HSR is proud to be the recipient of two coveted Emerald Golden Page Awards for 2001 for the categories of "Originality" and "Research Implications". The Golden Page Awards are presented annually to those few outstanding periodicals that consistently deliver excellent articles throughout a calendar year. HSR is published by the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET). The 501 (c) 3 affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) has a 58-year-history of conducting research, education and demonstration projects relevant to hospitals and health care systems and the communities they serve. Leading studies in new clinical care models (e.g. end-of-life care), hospital markets and financing, and health access and coverage. In addition, HSR is an official journal of the AcademyHealth, formerly the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy.In a recent national survey of faculty, HSR was ranked among the top two journals in the field in regard to quality and top three in regard to impact on public policy.