Lee H. Hilborne
Adjunct Researcher
Santa Monica Office
Education
M.D., University of California, San Diego; M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles
Overview
Research Focus
Concurrent Non-RAND Positions
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; President-Elect, American Society for Clinical PathologyRecent Projects
- Redesign of the national hospital discharge survey
- Analysis of eliminating or reducing payment differentials for equivalent services in different provider settings
- Development of a health services research program in Singapore
- Examination of DRG severity classifications for better risk adjustment of Medicare beneficiary claims
- Assessment of pay-for-performance options for hospital ambulatory care
Selected Publications
S. P. Fein et al., "The Many Faces of Error Disclosure: A Common Set of Elements and a Definition," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2007
Federico Girosi et al., "Developing and Interpreting Models to Improve Diagnostics in Developing Countries," Nature, 2006
Elizabeth A. Wagar et al., "Patient Safety in the Clinical Laboratory: A Longitudinal Analysis of Specimen Identification Errors," Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 130(11), 2006
Emmett Keeler et al., "Reducing the Global Burden of Tuberculosis: The Contribution of Improved Diagnostics," Nature, 2006
Seth G. Jones et al., Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions, RAND Corporation, 2003
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