Internal and Collaborative Research
The IHM Network
If quality of care research is to meet the increasing needs of the health care system, it is necessary to organize data into a common format that supports the development of valid care metrics and risk adjustment algorithms by academic centers and government agencies.
Such data would support advanced research on the development of quality/cost metrics at the clinical level and would support the development of an ongoing reporting system for use in pricing, purchasing and evaluation. The aim is not to duplicate existing efforts such as HEDIS, HCUP and CAHPS, but to develop the next generation of data for health research.
To answer this call, the Institute has focused its mission on extracting and normalizing data from hospitals. By developing a data network, IHM is able to extract and format high quality data that is timely, clinically accurate and actionable.
Research Affiliates Program
IHM is affiliated with leading public health and health services researchers across the country and has formal Research Affiliations with Boston University School of Public Health and MGH Institute of Health Professions. Harvard School of Public Health faculty members populate our scientific and ethics advisory boards.
By making high quality, de-identified data available for health services researchers, IHM hopes to advance the science of health care quality and management. By drawing researchers together with practitioners in hospitals, IHM hopes to help researchers develop more clinically relevant analyses while also expanding the knowledge base available to hospital practitioners.
IHM expects to add other schools of public health, clinical research institutions, and operating foundations as research affiliates.
Should your institution wish to investigate the possibility of becoming an IHM Research Affiliate, please click here.
Visiting Scholars Program
Through its research grant program, the Institute for Health Metrics provides support for individuals and institutions across the country and around the world to promote scholarship in health services research and measurement methodology. Funding for individuals includes nonresidential grants to support scholars around the country, as well as residential fellowships at the Institute.
Grants for Residential Scholars provide support for scholars at the Institute in Burlington, and are awarded as follows: Grants for established scholars or scientists working on projects related to a specific theme. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in clinical care research, epidemiology, biostatistics, healthcare informatics, and health policy.
Residential Scholars are in residence for eight months. The grant includes a salary-replacement stipend up to a maximum of $75,000, office space, research assistance, and health benefits.
To find out more about our visiting scholar program please contact IHM.