Our team of industry experts delivers research-focused solutions, technical assistance, and analytic consulting that leverage health information technology and inform health policy development.
- Research Data Development – Developing healthcare databases and other tools to support research and analysis
- Statistical Informatics – Applying sophisticated statistical techniques to a wide range of healthcare issues, such as utilization, provider profiling, and quality measurement and testing
- Software and Database Design – Designing and implementing unique databases and Web-based interfaces for research data collection, data dissemination, and database analysis
- Community Living Systems – Technical assistance for state development and implementation of long-term care programs that improve quality and lower costs
- Health Promotion and Disease Management – Examining the impact of programs to improve employee wellness and productivity
- Performance Measurement – Measuring healthcare provider and health plan quality and efficiency with special expertise in value-driven healthcare initiatives
- Outcomes Research and Econometrics – Evaluating clinical and economic outcomes of disease states, pharmaceutical treatments, and other interventions
- Behavioral Health and Quality Research – Studying policies in two high-priority areas of healthcare—the financing of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, and the quality of all types of healthcare
Thomson Reuters research efforts cut across a broad range of issues in the healthcare field. Our expertise can be grouped into three areas: Health Data, Health Services Research, and Policy and Evaluation.
Health Data
- Administrative Health Databases
- Adverse Event Data
- Health Database Integration
- Health Data Quality and Validation
- Hospital Market Area Data
- Medical Record Validation
- Medicare Claims and Encounters
- Private Insurance Claims—All Settings
- Public-use healthcare databases
- Surveillance and Data Systems
Health Services Research
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Disease Staging
- Episodes of Care
- Hospital Cost and Utilization
- Mental Health Services
- Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness
- Patient Classification
- Payment for Performance
- Quality of Care
- Substance Abuse Treatment
Policy and Evaluation
- Access to Medical Care
- Behavioral Risk Assessment
- Disease Management
- Health Professions
- Long-Term Care
- Medicaid and Medicare
- Mental Health
- Quality Improvement
- Research to Practice
- Substance Abuse