Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Sage Reference's new two-volume Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. The encyclopaedia claims to be the only single reference source to cover comprehensively the diverse, complex field of health services research. An expert team of health services researchers has focused on the access, costs, quality and outcomes of healthcare to create the resource.
According to Sage, the resource's highly accessible, A-to-Z entries present biographies of the field's current and past leaders; health services associations, foundations and research organisations; and major concepts and topics. Cross-cultural, racial and international differences are examined in both historical and contemporary contexts, and a Reader's Guide organises the content into key categories. These include Disease, Disability, Health & Health Behavior; Government & International Healthcare Organizations; Health Professionals & Healthcare Organizations; Laws, Regulations & Ethics; Measurement, Data Sources & Coding, and Research Methods; Policy Issues, Healthcare Reform & International Comparisons; and Special & Vulnerable Groups. All public and academic libraries can add the encyclopaedia's print and/or electronic formats to offer information to general readers, students, scholars and professionals.
Editor Ross M. Mullner is Associate Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Special Assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University.
