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Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice

Health Services, Policy & Practice

Imagine a world where everyone has access to quality health care—regardless of their social status, ethnicity or financial situation.

Health Services, Policy & Practice

Imagine a world where everyone has access to quality health care—regardless of their social status, ethnicity or financial situation.

At Brown University’s Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (HSPP), we believe that health care is a fundamental human right that must be protected through thoughtful policies and evidence-based practices.

Our research evaluates the organizational structures and processes of our health care systems. We examine health technologies, personal behaviors that affect access to health care, as well as the quality and cost of care.

Our team is committed to advancing health care research and improving health outcomes for all individuals and communities. Our mission is simple yet powerful: we want to lead the charge in informing effective health policy and implementing initiatives that serve and respect the diverse communities we work with across America and the world.

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Research

Health services research is a multidisciplinary field that examines the intersection of social, economic, and organizational factors on health care access, quality, cost, and outcomes.
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Faculty

The HSPP faculty cohort furthers the School of Public Health’s commitment to excellence in teaching and research.
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Doctoral Program

The Health Services Research (HSR) doctoral program offers training in research methods to advance knowledge of issues central to the improvement of population health by focusing on organizational characteristics of health care delivery systems, providers and economic forces that shape consumer and provider behavior, as well as the policy environment in which these relationships exist.
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Who Employs Your Doctor?

What happens when private equity firms buy hospitals and doctor’s offices?

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Research Centers and Labs

Our researchers work collaboratively across the School of Public Health’s research centers.

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Public Health in Providence

 

Providence, Rhode Island is a great place to live, study, and practice public health.

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News from SPH

COVID-19 relief funding stabilized hospital finances, but didn’t improve patient care

May 8, 2025
Professor Jason D. Buxbaum explains how billions in federal relief improved hospitals' financial stability during the pandemic but did not result in increased spending on patient care or staffing.
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U.S. maternal deaths doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, among other findings in new study

April 28, 2025
Public health researchers untangle two decades of maternal mortality data and find that while early increases were driven by reporting changes, real increases followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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News from SPH

Who employs your doctor?

April 10, 2025
What happens when private equity firms buy hospitals and doctor’s offices?
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