Using Health Care Utilization and Publication Patterns to Characterize the Research Portfolio and to Plan Future Research Investments
Article
December 10, 2014
Government funders of biomedical research are under increasing pressure to demonstrate societal benefits of their investments. A number of published studies attempted to correlate research funding levels with the societal burden for various diseases, with mixed results. This study examines whether research funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is well aligned with current and projected veterans’ health needs. The organizational structure of the VA makes it a particularly suitable setting for examining these questions.