Health Outcomes Researchand Policy Center

Joseph Thomas III, M.S., Ph.D., FAPhA

Multidisciplinary and collaborative science that studies

• Variation in practice patterns• Which treatment works best• Develops criteria for determining circumstances in

which procedures should or should not be performed

• Identifies patient preferences• Develops tools to measure changes in health status

and patient satisfaction

Outcomes Research

• Links care people receive to outcomes they experience

• Key to better ways to monitor and improve quality of care

Outcomes Research

According to the Donabedian paradigm, the real

value of studying health outcomes lies in

understanding the relation of outcomes to the

structure and processes of care that produced

them

Perrin

Value

“Outcomes research provides policy

makers with tools to monitor and

improve quality”

AHRQ

Value

Longevity, mortalityComplications Physical functional statusPsychosocial functioningQuality of lifeUse of specified servicesSatisfaction with care

Academy Health

Example Outcomes

Mission

Conduct innovative health outcomes research that provides objective evidence for health care practices that lead to optimal health outcomes and efficient health care delivery

Center for Outcomes Research and Policy

Increase involvement in health outcomes research

Increase numbers of individuals trained in outcomes research

Link research to practice and policy needs

Outcomes Research

CHORP

Graduate StudentsFaculty & Research Associates

Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering

Center for Health Outcomes Research and Policy (CHORP)

Affiliated Faculty (CHORP)

Staff (CHORP)

Collaborating Groups - Indiana FSSA - OMPP

- IU Center on Aging- Regenstrief Institute- Wake Forrest Center on Aging- Others

Executive Committee CHORP

Advisory CommitteeCHORP

Outcomes Research

Research

Education Dissemination

Initiation

Activities

Medicaid Collaboration