Health Outcomes Research Division

Introduction

The Health Outcomes Research Division is founded on the postulate that health care providers are increasingly required to account for the resources they use. In order to do so they must devise ways of measuring the outcomes of their activities and the extent, to which these meet specified objectives, be they medical, social or financial. In the event of new financing options being introduced within the health care industry, measurement of and accountability for resources used will be of utmost importance. As such, this will involve both the public and private sectors. The services rendered by the Division are anticipated to reach out beyond the boundaries of the MOH but will also include those in the private sector related to the provision of healthcare.

The functions of the division are:

To promote, coordinate and conduct of research and development of health outcomes research in the following areas:
- Population-based and clinical-based programmes and interventions
- Development of health outcome measures
- Development of methods for health outcome measurement
To promote and develop research skills in conducting outcomes research

Potential Research Areas

Population based outcomes research
Clinical based outcomes research
Economic impacts linked to health outcomes
Measurement of program outcomes
Health care payers and providers
Development of health outcome measures
Development of methods for health outcome measurement

Staff List

Name	Roslinah Ali
Position	Senior Medical Officer
Email	roslinah.a@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Sondi Sararaks
Position	Senior Medical Officer (Research)
Email	sararaks.s@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Ainul Nadziha Mohd Hanafiah
Position	Medical Officer (Research)
Email	ainulnadziha.mh@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Mohamad Zaidan Zulkepli
Position	Pegawai Pendidikan Kesihatan
Email	mzaidan.z@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Shalini Selvarajah
Position	Medical Officer
Email	shalini.s@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Salfarina Khalid
Position	Pembantu Tadbir (P/O)
Email	salfarina.k@ihsr.gov.my

Name	Noor Izni Mohamed Shapie
Position	Medical Officer
Email	noorizni.ms@ihsr.gov.my

List of Research

No.	Title	Status	Date
1.	Medical safety – Inpatient Care Research Proposal - Interdisciplinary study of patient safety incidents and medical errors in selected MOH facilities. [PI:Dr Letchuman Ramanathan]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
2.	Sub-Project under Medical Safety – Inpatient Care: Use of UK Screening Form for inpatient Medical errors [PI: Dr Letchuman Ramanathan]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
3.	Medical safety –Interdisciplinary study of medical errors in selected primary care facilities [PI: Prof Khoo Ee Ming]	On-going	29/4/2008 - 1/7/2008
4.	Vaccine safety - Vaccine storage Practices in selected private practitioners in 4 states [PI: Dr Sheila Gopal Krishnan & Dr HSS Amar Singh]	On-going	29/4/2008 - 1/7/2008
5.	Medication safety - Medication safety processes in selected MOH facilities [PI: Zaiton Kamarrudin]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
6.	Medication safety - Quality Assurance indicators [PI: Samsiah Awang]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
7.	Culture –The Patient’s perception (selected MOH hospitals) [PI: Dr Roslinah Ali]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
8.	Handoff Communication [PI: Dr Carol Lim]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
9.	Laboratory safety – Critical/panic values in laboratory results , policies and procedures in selected facilities [PI: Dr Lily Manorammah]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
10.	Patient falls - Fall in the older inpatients in selected MOH hospitals [PI: Dr Lee Fatt Soon]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
11.	Sub-Project under Patient falls – audit of selected MOH facilities [PI: Dr Lee Fatt Soon]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
12.	Dental safety [PI: Dr Tan Bee Siew]	On-going	4/11/2006 - 1/7/2008
13.	SR: Systematic review for Patients’ Unvoiced Needs - Why & interventions that work {PI: Low Lee Lan]	On-going	29/4/2008 - 1/7/2008
14.	SR: What strategies in patient participation prove effective in reducing patient safety incidences? [PI:Dr Roslinah Ali]	On-going	11/12/2007 - 1/7/2008
15.	SR: How to empower inpatients to better understand their diagnosis, treatment and care plan after discharge? [SR Handoff communication PI:Dr Carol Lim]	On-going	11/12/2007 - 1/7/2008
16.	SR: Is revascularization in addition to standard medical therapy beneficial in the management of stable coronary artery disease? [SR Inpatient care PI: Dr Letchuman Ramanathan]	Aborted	11/12/2007 - 1/7/2008
17.	The involvement of lay educators in improving glycemic control in Type 2 diabetic patients	Completed	9/10/2006 - 12/3/2008
18.	Using coronary calcium score in predicting patient heart risk in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) – a preliminary analysis	Completed	1/3/2008 - 16/12/2009
19.	Patients' Unvoiced Needs - A Community Trial in an Outpatient Setting	Completed	1/6/7 - 23/4/2010
20.	Patients' Unvoiced Needs - Phase 1	Completed	1/3/2006 - 26/5/2007
21.	SR: What are effective strategies to improve workflow process of injectable drug administration [SR-Medication PI: Zaiton Kamarrudin]	On-going	1/7/2008 - 1/7/2008
22.	Vaccine storage practices in MOH primary care facilities [PI: Dr Sheila Gopal Krishnan & Dr HSS Amar-Singh]	On-going	12/5/2008 - 3/11/2008

List of Training Conducted

No.	Title	Date
1.	Health Outcomes Research Methodology Part 2 (Data management)	5/5/2008 - 8/5/2008
2.	Bengkel Latihan "Policy Communication" Dalam Penyelidikan	9/6/2008 - 13/6/2008
3.	Data analysis for Case Control Data	3/3/2008 - 6/3/2008
4.	Bengkel “Health Outcomes” Bhg 4 Analisa Data dan Penulisan Laporan untuk Kumpulan HOR 2006-2008	22/7/2008 - 25/7/2008
5.	Bengkel Latihan Expert Panel Reviewer- Medication Error Through Medical Records Review	11/8/2008 - 11/8/2008
6.	Bengkel Sesi Pengumpulan Data untuk Projek Improving Patient Safety - Medication Safety oleh Expert Panel Reviewer	11/8/2008 - 13/8/2008
7.	Training Pre-test Study Instrument for Improving Patient Safety : Medication Safety Project (Administration and Preparation of Injectables)	5/3/2008 - 7/3/2008
8.	Pre-Test instrument For Improving Patient Safety : Medication Safety- Medication Error Through Medical records Review	17/3/2008 - 19/3/2008
9.	Bengkel Latihan Penghasilan Poster Untuk Projek-Projek Penyelidikan "Improving Patient Safety"	26/4/2010 - 28/4/2010