Domains of Influence: Health Care System
Our researchers examine people and communities within healthcare to understand how to organize and provide health care. Our research explores the roles of family caregiving and palliative care, health communication, trauma-informed care, reducing disparities, and healthcare quality improvement work.
Our faculty examine the importance of treatment preferences, including access to mobile health apps. We are also exploring how changes in health care affect nursing practice.
Our faculty examine the role of medical decision making and the patient-clinician relationship on health. We also investigate best practices for training nurses for the care provider role.
In this area, our faculty examine the availability of health services and safety net services.
Our faculty examine healthcare quality and safety, as well as the impact of healthcare policies on health and health care.