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Robert H. BrookSanta Monica Office Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, RAND Health; Distinguished Chair in Health Care Services; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Professor of Medicine and Health Services and Director, Clinical Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles EducationM.D. and Sc.D., Johns Hopkins University |
Biography
Brook is a member of the Institute of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the American Association of Physicians. In 2005, Brook won the Institute of Medicine's Gustav O. Lienhard Award, cited "as the individual who, more than any other, developed the science of measuring the quality of medical care and focused U.S. policymakers' attention on quality-of-care issues and their implications for the nation's health." He has also been awarded the Baxter Foundation Prize for excellence in health services research, the Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American College of Physicians for contributions to improving the health of the nation, the Distinguished Health Services Researcher Award of the Association of Health Services Research, and the Robert J. Glaser Award of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Research Focus
Development and use of health-status measurements in health policy; efficiency and effectiveness of medical care; quality assessment and assurance; variation in the use of medical services across geographic areas
RAND Research Areas
Selected Publications
M. A. Schuster et al., "How Good Is the Quality of Health Care in the United States?", The Milbank Quarterly, 83(4), 2005
P. G. Shekelle et al., "Identifying Potential Health Care Innovations for the Future Elderly", Health Affairs [Web exclusive], 2005
Douglas S. Bell et al., "Recommendations for Comparing Electronic Prescribing Systems: Results of an Expert Consensus Process", Health Affairs [Web exclusive], 2004
M. S. Broder et al., "Surgical Quality: Review of Californian Measures", British Medical Journal, 328, 2004
Biography
Brook is a member of the Institute of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the American Association of Physicians. In 2005, Brook won the Institute of Medicine's Gustav O. Lienhard Award, cited "as the individual who, more than any other, developed the science of measuring the quality of medical care and focused U.S. policymakers' attention on quality-of-care issues and their implications for the nation's health." He has also been awarded the Baxter Foundation Prize for excellence in health services research, the Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American College of Physicians for contributions to improving the health of the nation, the Distinguished Health Services Researcher Award of the Association of Health Services Research, and the Robert J. Glaser Award of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Brook has recently published two commentaries in the Journal of the American Medical Association: "Health Policy and Public Trust" (July 2008) and "The Science of Health Care Reform" (June 2009). His "Seven Ideas to Improve Quality" appeared in the September 2008 issue of Hospitals & Health Networks.
Research Focus
Development and use of health-status measurements in health policy; efficiency and effectiveness of medical care; quality assessment and assurance; variation in the use of medical services across geographic areas
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: American Medical News; Business Times Singapore; Business Week; Forbes; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Sacramento Bee
Video Interviews: Brook discusses the challenges of mandatory health care and looks at the critical health care issues in the 2008 election (on tcil.org).
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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