The Department has fourteen research centers, each with its own focus. These centers are listed on the right. Areas of research emphasis within the Department are: - the analysis of policy options and evaluation of the effects of policy changes on the health of individuals and populations
- evaluation of alternative approaches to the organization, financing, and delivery of health care services and their impact on access, quality of care, patient outcomes, and cost
- developing and evaluating models for community-based planning of preventive and health care services to improve access, appropriateness, and local accountability
- improving methods for measuring the health of populations and individuals, risks to health, and characteristics of health services provided to individuals and populations that reflect access to care, as well as its quality and cost
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