BUILDING BRIDGES IV RESEARCH CONFERENCE

拟议的会议，“建设桥梁四：改善公众的 健康通过研究伙伴关系，”将继续对话， 始于1995年的第一届建筑桥梁会议。 1998马克 这是美国协会与 保健计划署和保健政策署， 研究（AHCPR）。 今年的会议与 HMO研究网络（网络）的年度会议， 过去也得到了AHCPR的部分资助。 述网络是 积极参与规划今年的桥梁建设会议。 召开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 管理式护理行业。 第二是促进讨论， 将研究成果转化为政策和行动。 第三 目标是为合作活动创造机会 在健康计划、学术界、政府和研究资助者之间。 随着管理式护理行业的不断扩大， 包括弱势个人在内的人口比例较大 (such医疗保险和医疗补助人群），合作研究， 管理型护理人群对于 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.