Healthcare Outcomes, Policy, and Systems Research (HOPS)

Areas Reviewed

Studies investigating the delivery of cancer-related care, including patient-provider communication, patient navigation, and care coordination among oncology and primary care providers
Access to care research including identification and mitigation of barriers (such as availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality) to preventive services, cancer treatment, and follow-up care
Characteristics of patients, health care professionals, health systems, and populations that affect access to care, healthcare delivery, and workforce development
Behavioral economics and health policy research to better understand and address the factors affecting preventive services, screening, and healthcare across the cancer continuum
Research that addresses how financial toxicity (including employment and insurance status) affects cancer-related outcomes
Interventions and natural experiments that demonstrate how policy changes impact known risk factors of cancer (e.g., soda tax, indoor smoking bans)
Implementation science research that facilitates the translation of health services research into practice

Chair, Michaela Dinan, PhD, Yale University
Co-Chair, Adam Olszewski, MD, Brown University