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Clearly identify your research question.

State your hypothesis.

Describe the rationale for your study, including the identified knowledge gap.

Note:  A very focused literature review will help provide the support for the need for your study.

Describe your research design, clearly identifying it as qualitative or quantitative.  Be sure to include your rationale and support for selecting this study design.

Identify the area of health services (Effectiveness of care, Access to care, Quality of care, etc.) that would be impacted by the outcomes of this research and explain the nature of the anticipated impact.

This website (Funded by the National Library of Medicine) provides a wealth of suggestions about where to find credible information about Health Services Research.

Be sure to take a look at the following sections:

Core List of Journals in Health Services Research Methods

Core Bibliographic Databases in Health Services Research Methods

Core Health Services Research Methods Web Sites