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Katherine L. Kahn

Santa Monica Office

Senior Natural Scientist

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M.D. in medicine, Tufts University; B.A. in psychology, Goucher College

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Research Focus

Quality of care measurement; quality improvement; clinical epidemiology; clinical research design; influence of health policy on quality of care; structure and quality of medical organizations

RAND Research Areas

Child Policy; Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

Recently led the NIH Roadmap evaluation of the feasibility of a National Clinical Research Associates cohort of practicing clinicians capable of conducting clinical research in the context of their clinical care settings
Principal investigator for the RAND-UCLA CanCORS (Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance) Consortium's Primary Data Collection and Research Site (PDCR), funded by the National Cancer Institute
Principal investigator of National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality (NICCQ)

Selected Publications

, "Moving Research from Bench to Bedside to Community: There Is Still More to Do", Journal of Clinical Oncology [Epub Jan 7 2008], 26(4), 2008

Katherine L. Kahn et al., "Patient Centered Experiences in Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Adherence to Tamoxifen Use", Medical Care, 45(5), 2007

Katherine L. Kahn et al., "The Complexity of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metrics for Better Understanding Chronic Disease Care", Medical Care, 45(1), 2007

Jennifer L. Malin et al., "Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: How Can We Improve the Quality of Cancer Care in the United States?", Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(4), 2006

Katherine L. Kahn et al., "Does Ambulatory Process of Care Predict Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease?", Health Services Research, 42(1)

Related RAND Resources

Research Focus

Quality of care measurement; quality improvement; clinical epidemiology; clinical research design; influence of health policy on quality of care; structure and quality of medical organizations

Recent Projects

Recently led the NIH Roadmap evaluation of the feasibility of a National Clinical Research Associates cohort of practicing clinicians capable of conducting clinical research in the context of their clinical care settings; principal investigator for the RAND-UCLA CanCORS (Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance) Consortium’s Primary Data Collection and Research Site (PDCR)
Funded by the National Cancer Institute; principal investigator of National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality (NICCQ)

Selected Publications

"Moving Research from Bench to Bedside to Community: There Is Still More to Do," Journal of Clinical Oncology [Epub Jan 7 2008], Vol. 26, No. 4, February 2008

"Patient Centered Experiences in Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Adherence to Tamoxifen Use," Katherine L. Kahn et al., Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 5, May 2007

"Does Ambulatory Process of Care Predict Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease?" Katherine L. Kahn et al., Health Services Research, Vol. 42, No. 1, Part I, February 2007

"The Complexity of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metrics for Better Understanding Chronic Disease Care," Katherine L. Kahn et al., Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 1, Jan 2007

"Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: How Can We Improve the Quality of Cancer Care in the United States?" Jennifer L. Malin et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 24, No. 4, February 2006