2012-05-18T22:34:57Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hussey_peter.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9464.html 2009-08-21T15:30:00Z 2009-08-21T15:30:00Z

In 2006, Massachusetts passed landmark legislation ensuring near-universal health insurance coverage to its residents, but rising costs threaten the initiative; this policy brief assesses 21 options for controlling health care spending in the state.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR602.html 2008-08-19T11:19:00Z 2008-08-19T11:19:00Z

Analyzes issues related to modifying Medicare payment policy for health care services delivered in various ambulatory settings so that payment rates reflect the costs of delivering the services in each setting.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR707.html 2009-11-11T16:24:00Z 2009-11-11T16:24:00Z

Examines in detail how hospitals implemented some of the specific safe practices endorsed by the National Quality Forum.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000121.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selecting quality of care measures is critical for organizations seeking to improve health care quality in their communities. This Decision Guide identifies the most critical issues to consider when selecting and adopting such performance measures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080204.html 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Found socioeconomic disparities in health care quality and status for most of the indicators studied in four countries. These disparities in varied indicators underscore the importance of factors common to the systems or factors outside the system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071203.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the most powerful factors associated with physician migration are difficult or impossible for countries to change through public policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090907.html 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Proposals to use episodes of care as a basis for payment and performance measurement are largely conceptual at this stage, with little empirical work or experience in applied settings to guide their design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR725.html 2009-08-24T11:56:00Z 2009-08-24T11:56:00Z

Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes the extent to which patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, and assesses trends in patient safety outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080418.html 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the importance of improving efficiency measurement of health care quality, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has sponsored this systematic review and analysis of available measures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090607.html 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

Review and characterize existing health care efficiency measures in order to facilitate a common understanding about the adequacy of these methods.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR803.html 2010-01-15T10:40:00Z 2010-01-15T10:40:00Z

The options available to Massachusetts as it considers establishing a comparative effectiveness center to guide health care purchasing decisions are feasible, but design decisions depend on the prioritization of comparative effectiveness research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9464-1.html 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z

In 2006, Massachusetts passed landmark legislation ensuring near-universal health insurance coverage to its residents, but rising costs threaten the initiative; this policy brief assesses 21 options for controlling health care spending in the state.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR733.html 2009-08-17T16:29:00Z 2009-08-17T16:29:00Z

Presents a comprehensive menu of cost containment strategies and options and determines their potential effect on Massachusetts' health care system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9557.html 2010-09-08T10:35:00Z 2010-09-08T10:35:00Z

Finds that the Affordable Care Act will increase the percentage of employers that offer health coverage to workers: from 57 percent to 80 percent for firms with 50 or fewer workers, and from 90 percent to 98 percent for firms with 51 to 100 workers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR562z14.html 2009-10-12T16:36:00Z 2009-10-12T16:36:00Z

The RAND Corporation's COMPARE initiative provides information and tools to help policymakers, the media, and others understand, design, and evaluate health care policies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR562z15.html 2009-10-12T16:36:00Z 2009-10-12T16:36:00Z

This document explores how increased use of disease management programs would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091117.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reform legislation moving through Congress includes both promising and unpromising approaches to limiting health care spending.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091111.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are important differences in perspective about the meaning of efficiency in health care and the appropriateness of measures.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9491-1.html 2010-06-08T17:10:00Z 2010-06-08T17:10:00Z

Presents information on the growing phenomenon of retail medical clinics, the types of patients they serve and the types of care they provide, and whether some common claims about retail clinics are supported by evidence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100130.html 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nature of employer-sponsored coverage may change substantially after implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with an increase in the number of workers offered coverage through the health insurance exchanges.