Health Serv Res - Measurement special issue

This special issue of Health Services Research focuses on measurement issues in health services research and on the potential contributions of measurement toward quality improvement efforts.

October 2005 - Vol. 40 Issue 5p2 Page 1571-1711

Health Services Research: Critical Measurement Issues
Shirley Meehan, PhD, MBA

Measurement in Veterans Affairs Health Services Research: Veterans as a Special Population
Robert O. Morgan, PhD et al.

Validity of Measures Is No Simple Matter
Lee Sechrest, PhD

Integrating Validity Theory with Use of Measurement Instruments in Clinical Settings
P. Adam Kelly, PhD, MBA et al.

Measuring Diagnoses: ICD Code Accuracy
Kimberly J. O'Malley, PhD et al.

Measurement Issues in Health Disparities Research
Mildred Ramirez, PhD et al.

Conceptualizing and Categorizing Race and Ethnicity in Health Services Research
Marvella E. Ford, PhD et al.

Proxies and Other External Raters: Methodological Considerations
A. Lynn Snow, PhD et al.

Dynamic Assessment of Health Outcomes: Time to Let the CAT Out of the Bag?
Karon F. Cook, PhD et al.