Table 3.

Research Methods Competency Domain

Domain Definition

To conduct research within the context of real‐world health systems using appropriate study designs and analytic methods to assess outcomes of interest to health systems stakeholders.

Competencies

3.1: Demonstrate ability to use theory and conceptual models in the design and interpretation of LHS research.

3.2: Demonstrate ability to develop an appropriate observational, quasi‐experimental, or experimental study design while mitigating threats to internal and external validity for research that is minimally disruptive to operations in real‐world health systems and practices.

3.3: Demonstrate knowledge of mixed methods and how they can be used to improve LHS research studies.

3.4: Demonstrate knowledge of how to assess multilevel determinants of health and health care disparities when designing studies.

3.5: Demonstrate ability to select and interpret appropriate clinical, financial, and patient‐centered outcomes of interest based on the concepts they measure and their measurement properties.

3.6: Demonstrate ability to apply the principles of hypothesis testing and statistical inference to data collected routinely through the course of care as well as supplemental data from patients, providers, and health systems.