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Evaluating health research impact: Development and implementation of the Alberta Innovates -- Health Solutions impact framework

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  • Kathryn E. R. Graham
  • Heidi L. Chorzempa
  • Pamela A. Valentine
  • Jacques Magnan

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Alberta Innovates -- Health Solutions (AIHS) is a Canadian-based, publicly funded, not-for-profit, provincial health research and innovation organization mandated to improve health, the health system, and socioeconomic well-being of Albertans through health research and innovation. Investments in health research are substantial and funders face increasing pressure to measure the impact of their investments and demonstrate 'value for money'. However, measuring impact in this context is a challenge given the lack of agreement on a common approach or gold standard, diverse stakeholder interests, attribution issues, and time lags between investments and the realization of long-term impact. To address these issues and ideally optimize impact, AIHS developed and implemented an impact framework based on a model published by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). The purpose of this article is to: (1) describe the evolution of the framework's development and implementation; (2) summarize the results of tests undertaken to verify the suitability, feasibility, and applicability of the CAHS model to the AIHS context; and (3) present the AIHS framework, with discussion focused on the challenges of development and implementation, lessons learned and future plans for its ongoing development and implementation. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press., Oxford University Press.

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  • Kathryn E. R. Graham & Heidi L. Chorzempa & Pamela A. Valentine & Jacques Magnan, 2012. "Evaluating health research impact: Development and implementation of the Alberta Innovates -- Health Solutions impact framework," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(5), pages 354-367, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:21:y:2012:i:5:p:354-367
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    1. García-Romero, Antonio & Escribano, Álvaro & Tribó, Josep A., 2017. "The impact of health research on length of stay in Spanish public hospitals," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 591-604.
    2. Ayenew, Lisa G. & Hoelscher, Mary A. & Emshoff, James G. & Kidder, Daniel P. & Ellis, Barbara A., 2021. "Evaluation of the public health achievements made by projects supported by a federal contract mechanism at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    3. Kim, Eungdo & Kim, Soyoung & Kim, Hongbum, 2017. "Development of an evaluation framework for publicly funded R&D projects: The case of Korea's Next Generation Network," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 18-28.

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