Health Outcomes Research in Medicine An Online Journal Dedicated to - •Health Outcomes Research
- •Clinical Outcomes Research and
- •Health Policy and Comparative Effectiveness
Health Outcomes Research in Medicine launches in 2009.Submissions are now being accepted in the areas of health outcomes, clinical outcomes, and health policy and comparative effectiveness. Submit your manuscript at http://ees.elsevier.com/horm/. HRIM is an online-only, peer reviewed, scholarly publication committed to advancing the field of research and medicine through bridging patient-reported and clinical outcomes with clinical practice decisions that are solidly evidence-based. The Journal encourages submissions that focus on three basic principles: 1) the need for evidence for effective patient care, 2) critical evaluation of that evidence, and 3) incorporating clinical judgment, patient-reported outcomes and preferences, and clinical outcomes into decisions about treatment and treatment efficacy. Examples of types of articles would include those involving the development, cultural adaptation, and/or validation of patient-reported outcomes measures developed for general use in clinical practice or drug trials; the development and/or validation of novel measurement approaches (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation in studies of the effectiveness of migraine prophylactics); cost–effectiveness analyses conducted from the provider or hospital perspective or with implications for patient care; retrospective chart reviews that seek to assess the validity or reliability of outcome measures; and analyses of databases (e.g., claims data) on practice or prescribing patterns or episodes of care. Reviews of theory, methodology, and study findings in special areas of health services research, clinical trials, systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses are welcome. Presentation of novel statistical or research methods that are applicable to outcomes research in medicine are also encouraged. Research must incorporate author assessment of the validity and implications of the study for outcomes in medicine, clinical practice, and patient care as well as a discussion of the study results. Submissions that will be accepted for peer review include: - Original research
- Point/counterpoint debates
- Comprehensive reviews
- Commentaries
- Editorials
- How to improve patient outcomes
Submission of manuscripts is encouraged from scientists, researchers, physicians, and professionals working in the field of outcomes research and health policy and related fields. Editor-in-Chief Donald Stull, Ph.D., has assembled a distinguished editorial board including Associate Editors for the Journal. Submit your research or review topic for consideration. | 
