Health Services Research and Methodologies in Planning for Medical Care Facilities. Some International Comparisons^[*)]

This paper is devoted to the analysis of a variety of research issues and methods encountered in planning for stationary health facilities in the context of different national settings. This background information is presented to assist in selecting appropriate methods in dealing with planning problems and research programs.

While Part I concentrates on conceptual issues of research in planning, the main theme of Part II is of an empirical nature focusing on the description of a specific statewide and regional planning task, utilizing inquiry media suitable for electronic data processing (EDP) and presented here mainly for purposes of illustration.

Die Arbeit behandelt die Analyse verschiedener Forschungsaufgaben und Methoden für Planungen der stationären Krankenversorgung unter Zugrundelegung internationaler Vergleiche, wobei letztere zur Unterstützung bei der Auswahl geeigneter Methoden für die Planungsprobleme und Forschungsprogramme dienen.

Während Teil I der Darstellung sich mit begrifflichen Fragen der Planung und Forschungsmethodik beschäftigt, beschreibt Teil II eine regionale Planungsstudie, bei der für eine elektronische Datenverarbeitung geeignete Informationsträger, benutzt wurden.

Key-Words

Hospital Planning - Health Services Research - EDP in Hospital Planning - Planning Methods

Schlüssel-Wörter

Krankenhausplanung - Erforschung der Krankenversorgung - EDV in der Krankenhausplanung - Planungsmethoden

^*) J Based upon a paper presented before an 18-member Public Health Study Group from the Netherlands and Indonesia at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, August 18, 1970.

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