## National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR)

The National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR) ensures that the NLM products address the information needs of the health services research workforce.

## Current Products

### Health Services Research (HSR) PubMed Queries

    - A  search interface  to find PubMed citations relating to health care quality or to health care costs, e.g.: Appropriateness; Process assessment; Outcomes assessment; Costs; Economics; Qualitative research; and Quality improvement.

### NLM Digital Collections: Health Policy and Services Research

    -  Health Policy and Services Research information is available through  Digital Collections  in the  Health Policy and Services Research collection .

### Customer Support

    - If you need help, or have suggestions, please contact  NLM Customer Service.

## Outreach and Training

### Tutorials

    - Finding and Using Health Statistics

## Health Care Data Standards

    - Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM
    - NIH Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository
    - Supporting Interoperability – Terminology, Subsets and Other Resources from NLM

## Related Resources

    - History of Health Services Research Project

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## NICHSR Updates

As part of a broader NLM reorganization, the National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR) website has been updated to reflect changes in our product offerings. As of September 14, the following products are no longer supported:

### HSR Information Central (HSRIC)

    - See an archived version of this site at  HSR Information Central (HSRIC)  - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

### Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)

    - See an archived version of this site at  Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)  - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

Many of the frequently used resources from the HSRProj databased are now available from funders, and can be found at:
    - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    - Commonwealth Fund (CMWL)
    - Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development
    - NIH RePORTER
    - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
    - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

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### HSRProj database in XML format

**Note :** This resource was retired on September 14, 2021 and is no longer updated.
    - A complete version of the HSRProj database in XML format is available from an archived version of the NLM Data Distribution page available at  https://wayback.archive-it.org/org-350/20231128224623/https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/hsrproj.html  (If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste the URL into your browser.)       - Data from the "Download Current HSRProj Data" link from the archived version of the NLM Data Distribution page is available from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at  https://web.archive.org/web/20231114161919/https://ftp.nlm.nih.gov/projects/HSRProject/   (If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste the URL into your browser.)
      - Note the FTP Archived version ISN'T maintained by NLM. 
    - Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) data is also available from  https://datadiscovery.nlm.nih.gov/         - Links to the FTP site and Data Dictionary -  https://datadiscovery.nlm.nih.gov/Research/Health-Services-Research-Projects-in-Progress-HSRP/6ia3-k3g2/about_data . (If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste the URL into your browser.)
      - Data set column descriptions -   https://datadiscovery.nlm.nih.gov/Research/Health-Services-Research-Projects-in-Progress-HSRP/rysd-8s3y/about_data . (If you’re looking at an archived version of this page and the hyperlink to the left doesn't work, copy and paste the URL into your browser.) 

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### Health Services/Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)

    - The HSRR database was designed for health care researchers and health sciences librarians seeking data resources used in health services research, the behavioral and social sciences and public health.
    - See an archived version of this site at  Health Services/Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)  - Last Archive capture date - August 20, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.

### Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PHPartners)

    - See an archived version of this site at  Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PHPartners)  - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work.
    - Select resources from PHPartners have been archived and are available upon request. Please contact  NLM Customer Service.

 

Last Reviewed: February 22, 2024