BUILDING BRIDGES IV RESEARCH CONFERENCE

拟议的会议，“建造桥梁IV：改善公众的 通过研究伙伴关系实现健康，“将继续开展对话， 始于1995年的第一届建筑桥梁会议。1998年标志 美国协会之间这种合作的第四个年头 卫生计划部(AAHP)和卫生保健政策和机构 研究(AHCPR)。今年的会议将与 HMO研究网络(The Network)年会，该网络有 过去也由AHCPR提供部分资金。网络是一种 积极参与策划今年的建筑桥梁会议。 发展这次会议有几个目标。第一 是宣传高质量的卫生服务研究，重点是 管理型医疗行业。第二个目的是促进关于 将这项研究转化为政策和行动。第三 目标是为协作活动创造机会 医疗计划、学术界、政府和研究资助者之间的关系。 随着管理型医疗行业继续扩张并为 更大比例的人口，包括脆弱的个人 (如医疗保险和医疗补助人口)，合作研究 管理型医疗保健人群对 了解、维护和改善公众健康。

The proposed conference, "Building Bridges IV: Improving the Public's Health Through Research Partnerships," will continue the dialogue which began in 1995 with the first Building Bridges conference. 1998 marks the fourth year of this collaboration between the American Association of Health plans (AAHP) and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). This year's meeting is being held concurrently with the annual meeting of the HMO Research Network (the Network), which has also been partially funded by the AHCPR in the past. The Network is an active partner in planning the Building Bridges Conference this year. There are several objectives in developing this conference. The first is to publicize high-quality health services research focused on the managed care industry. The second is to facilitate discussion about the translation of that research into policy and action. The third objective is to create opportunities for collaborative activities between health plans, academia, government, and research funders. As the managed care industry continues to expand and provide care for larger proportions of population, including vulnerable individuals (such as Medicare and Medicaid populations), collaborative research in managed care populations become increasingly important for understanding, maintaining and improving the public's health.