National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR): Outreach and Training Activities
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/outreach.html
Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course
This four-module course is designed primarily for health sciences librarians. Module 1 provides basic concepts in health economics and guidance in identifying and using key secondary health economic information resources (bibliographic databases, value-added information, grey literature, web resources, etc). Module 2 covers sources and characteristics of information relating to health care financing in the U.S. in order to provide some context for understanding the role of health economics in health policy formulation and decision-making. Modules 3 and 4 cover health economic evaluation studies - how to search for published studies in MEDLINE (and EMBASE) and how to use the Drummond 10-point checklist for assessing their quality.
Health Services Research Methodology Core Library Recommendations
Due to the breadth of the methodological areas covered by health services research, these recommendations are organized both by core and desired materials, as well as by topic area. An introductory essay answers the questions - What Are Health Services Research Methods? and Why Are They Important?
HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment
Dr. Goodman’s HTA 101: Introduction to Health Technology Assessment includes a discussion of the origins and fundamental concepts and issues of health technology assessment (HTA), basic steps in the practice of HTA, suggested readings, and a glossary of HTA terms. It is available in PDF format for printing.
