TY - JOUR
T1 - Navigating the future of organisational health services research in Germany and beyond
T2 - a position paper
AU - Ansmann, Lena
AU - Nöst, Stefan
AU - Körner, Mirjam
AU - Auschra, Carolin
AU - Bal, Roland
AU - Böddeker, Marina
AU - Bode, Ingo
AU - Braithwaite, Jeffrey
AU - Breidenbach, Clara
AU - Coors, Marie
AU - Demirer, Ibrahim
AU - Exworthy, Mark
AU - Harst, Lorenz
AU - Heuser, Christian
AU - Hoffmann, Julia
AU - Köberlein-Neu, Juliane
AU - Krajic, Karl
AU - Maniatopoulos, Gregory
AU - Mannion, Russell
AU - Möhler, Ralph
AU - Pfaff, Holger
AU - Rieger, Monika A.
AU - Rind, Esther
AU - Helge Schnack, M. A.
AU - Anke Wagner, M. A.
AU - Weigl, Matthias
AU - Wensing, Michel
AU - Wiig, Siri
AU - Wild, Eva
AU - Wilhelm, Hendrik
AU - Wirtz, Markus
AU - Götz, Katja
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A correction exists for this article, the original has been updated. Correction can be found at doi: 10.1055/a-2379-0611
PY - 2024/9/1
Y1 - 2024/9/1
N2 - Background: Recent analyses have shown that in health services research in Germany, healthcare organisations are often considered primarily as a study setting, without fully taking their complex organisational nature into account, neither theoretically nor methodologically. Therefore, an initiative was launched to analyse the state of Organisational Health Services Research (OHSR) in Germany and to develop a strategic framework and road map to guide future efforts in the field. This paper summarizes positions that have been jointly developed by consulting experts from the interdisciplinary and international scientific community. Methods: In July 2023, a scoping workshop over the course of three days was held with 32 (inter)national experts from different research fields centred around OHSR topics using interactive workshop methods. Participants discussed their perspectives on OHSR, analysed current challenges in OHSR in Germany and developed key positions for the field's development. Results: The seven agreed-upon key positions addressed conceptual and strategic aspects. There was consensus that the field required the development of a research agenda that can guide future efforts. On a conceptual level, the need to address challenges in terms of interdisciplinarity, terminology, organisation(s) as research subjects, international comparative research and utilisation of organisational theory was recognized. On a strategic level, requirements with regard to teaching, promotion of interdisciplinary and international collaboration, suitable funding opportunities and participatory research were identified. Conclusions: This position paper seeks to serve as a framework to support further development of OHSR in Germany and as a guide for researchers and funding organisations on how to move OHSR forward. Some of the challenges discussed for German OHSR are equally present in other countries. Thus, this position paper can be used to initiate fruitful discussions in other countries.
AB - Background: Recent analyses have shown that in health services research in Germany, healthcare organisations are often considered primarily as a study setting, without fully taking their complex organisational nature into account, neither theoretically nor methodologically. Therefore, an initiative was launched to analyse the state of Organisational Health Services Research (OHSR) in Germany and to develop a strategic framework and road map to guide future efforts in the field. This paper summarizes positions that have been jointly developed by consulting experts from the interdisciplinary and international scientific community. Methods: In July 2023, a scoping workshop over the course of three days was held with 32 (inter)national experts from different research fields centred around OHSR topics using interactive workshop methods. Participants discussed their perspectives on OHSR, analysed current challenges in OHSR in Germany and developed key positions for the field's development. Results: The seven agreed-upon key positions addressed conceptual and strategic aspects. There was consensus that the field required the development of a research agenda that can guide future efforts. On a conceptual level, the need to address challenges in terms of interdisciplinarity, terminology, organisation(s) as research subjects, international comparative research and utilisation of organisational theory was recognized. On a strategic level, requirements with regard to teaching, promotion of interdisciplinary and international collaboration, suitable funding opportunities and participatory research were identified. Conclusions: This position paper seeks to serve as a framework to support further development of OHSR in Germany and as a guide for researchers and funding organisations on how to move OHSR forward. Some of the challenges discussed for German OHSR are equally present in other countries. Thus, this position paper can be used to initiate fruitful discussions in other countries.
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UR - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2379-0611
U2 - 10.1055/a-2308-7384
DO - 10.1055/a-2308-7384
M3 - Article
C2 - 39038484
AN - SCOPUS:85203866962
SN - 0941-3790
VL - 86
SP - S259-S266
JO - Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
JF - Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
IS - Supplement 4
ER -