| American Cancer Society Area of Special Interest 2010 |
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| Escrito por J. Morales | ||||
| Martes 26 de Enero de 2010 03:30 | ||||
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American Cancer Society Area of Special Interest: The Role of Healthcare and Insurance in Improving Outcomes in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Application deadline (electronic and paper): April 1, 2010 INVITATION TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THIS CYCLE: The American Cancer Society invites applications that investigate the impact of healthcare costs, healthcare system and capacity, insurance status, social factors and delivery of health care services, on outcomes in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment. An RFA focusing on this area of focus was initiated in 2007 and will be in place until 2011, with set aside dollars each year. Due to the large number of meritorious proposals received in 2009, the set aside dollars for this RFA ($1,000,000) have already been expended for 2009 so there are no specific set aside dollars for such research this cycle. However, this is an area of special interest to the Society and we therefore encourage applications, both new and revised applications. Although there is no set aside for these studies in this cycle, applicants will be eligible for funding from the general pool of funds for cancer control research. Applicants will be competing against other applicants whose studies focus on a variety of other areas of health policy and health services research. PURPOSE: The purpose of this call for applications is to stimulate research on the effects of the US healthcare system structure and the role of insurance on access to screenings and treatment. Of particular interest is research using linked databases such as SEER, Medicare payment data, State data and NCHS data; other existing databases. Studies may be at the state, multi-state, or national levels, or otherwise involve large populations. Respondents should specifically describe how their results would generalize to the broader corresponding U.S. populations. Significant gaps in knowledge remain on how healthcare costs, healthcare system structure and capacity, socioeconomic factors (including insurance status), personal characteristics (such as race and ethnicity), and delivery of healthcare services affect outcomes related to cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. Studies investigating how one or more of these factors affect access, and how these mechanisms interact with other factors known to affect access to healthcare services should be considered. The goal is to use new knowledge derived from these studies to inform policy development and enhance outcomes in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment The American Cancer Society is particularly interested in developing new knowledge specifically about the role played by insurance within the context of other factors, such as costs, capacity and personal characteristics, that affect outcomes in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment. In particular, studies should explore these issues within the uninsured and underinsured populations, Medicaid, and types of private insurance (HMO, PPO, etc.). Descargue convocatoria completa.
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