The Center for Health Services Research (www.hagsu.org/CHSR) is the research arm of the Institute of Health Administration. The research faculty and staff are dedicated to scholarly inquiry which contributes to the current body of knowledge on health services administration and management.

The Institute of Health Administration takes full advantage of its organizational location within the nationally ranked Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. The Center promotes collaboration among the Universities' faculty, as well as health organizations in the Atlanta area and nationally.

The main research foci of the Center/Institute are:

• Management of integrated health systems
• Information Technology in healthcare
• Quality Measurement
• Medical practice management
• Evaluation of various health programs

Numerous research projects have been undertaken by IHA Faculty, including:

• Evaluation of Georgia Better Health Care (Medicaid managed care).
• The Corporate Cost of Poor Birth Outcomes, CIGNA Corporation.
• Expanding Coverage for the Uninsured Nationally, and in Georgia.
• Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review Program, State of Georgia.
• HMO Encounter Claims Analysis (Medicaid managed care).
• Development & Assessment of Community-based Exercise-Nutrition Program.
• Computerized Ambulatory Information Systems: Reporting and Training, Egleston Children's Hospital.
• Public Hospitals and Managed Care.
• Impact of DRG Medical Management in a Florida Hospital.
• Employment-based Health Insurance Coverage.
• Design and Operation of Outpatient Centers, Egleston Children's Hospital.
• Performance Evaluation of the Georgia Division of Mental Health.
• The Changing Sources of Health Insurance.
• Patient Satisfaction Surveys in Health Care.
• CEO Performance Appraisals.
• Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Private Sector Employers.
• Assessment of Long-term Care Needs.
• End of Life Quality Initiative and Medical Expenditures.
• Design of Community-based Cancer Screening Program
• Non-emergency Transportation Evaluation, State of Georgia.
• Medicaid Provider Networks: Consultation and Technical Assistance.
• Assessment of Alternative DRG Medicaid reimbursement Methods
• Survey of Retail Pharmacies in Georgia.
• Georgia Medicaid Quality Assurance, Utilization Review, and HEDIS.