Center for
International Health Services Research and Policy
Founded in March 2004, our mission is to work with Ministries of Health, public and private universities, and research centers to conduct international comparative analyses regarding health system priority areas identified by the Ministries of Health around the globe, with particular emphasis on low or middle-income countries, to improve health system performance and global health.
Areas of expertise include:
- Financing of healthcare delivery including payment methodologies and development of national health insurance
- Developing and restructuring healthcare delivery with a focus on primary and acute care health services including facilities mergers and acquisitions
- Health outcomes research and quality improvement including program evaluation (cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis)
- Chronic disease management including prevention of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity
- Epidemiological study design, implementation, and monitoring including primary data collection and statistical analysis
- Education and training of Ministry of Health leaders in the areas of leadership, management, and control and training of healthcare workforce including certification, licensure, standardization and accreditation
- Health information technology and quality of care
- National health policy development
Meet the Center Researchers
Contact Us
Joseph Coyne, Dr.P.H.
Professor, Dept. of Health Policy & Admin.
Director, Center for International
Health Services Research & Policy
Washington State University
Phone: 509-358-7981
Email: jsc@wsu.edu