Joan Keesey

Adjunct Researcher
Santa Monica Office

Education

B.A. in mathematics, Pomona College

Overview

Biography

Joan Keesey has managed large claims databases for numerous RAND Health projects. She is a senior programmer/analyst at RAND and the ICICE data manager. For the Health Care Utilization Study, using Medicaid physician claims, Ms. Keesey generated population-based utilization rates for medical and surgical procedures for 13 large geographic sites in the United States. For the New York Hospital Study, she matched New York hospital discharge data to mortality data from the state and the Health Care Financing Administration; she developed files of disease-specific admissions that were appended with data on mortality, prior admissions, and severity of disease. She is currently providing programming and data management support for two RAND Health projects: the Management and Outcomes of Childbirth Study and the HIV Costs and Services Utilization Study.

Research Focus

Publications

Cost Implications of Improving Blood Pressure Management Among U.S. Adults - 2011

Cost Implications to Health Care Payers of Improving Glucose Management among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes - 2011

Where Do Poor Women in Developing Countries Give Birth? A Multi-Country Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data - 2011

Can a Chronic Care Model Collaborative Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Diabetes? - 2007

The Quality of Ambulatory Care Delivered to Children in the United States - 2007

Disparities in Care for HIV Patients: Results of the HCSUS Study - 2006

Measuring the Quality of Cancer Care: The National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality (NICCQ) - 2006

The First National Report Card on Quality of Health Care in America - 2006

The Health Insurance Experiment: A Classic RAND Study Speaks to the Current Health Care Reform Debate - 2006

The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States: Appendix - 2006

The Quality of Obstructive Lung Disease Care for Adults in the United States as Measured By Adherence to Recommended Processes - 2006

The Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Adults in the United States - 2006

Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care? - 2006

Does the Collaborative Model Improve Care for Chronic Heart Failure? - 2005

Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Asthma Care: Does it Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care? - 2005

Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Asthma Care: Does It Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care? - 2005

Improving Quality of Care: How the VA Outpaces Other Systems in Delivering Patient Care - 2005

Measuring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative for Quality Improvement in Pediatric Asthma Care: Does Implementing the Chronic Care Model Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care? Technical Appendix - 2005

Measuring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative for Quality Improvement in Pediatric Asthma Care: Does Implementing the Chronic Care Model Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care? - 2005

Comparison of Quality of Care for Patients in the Veterans Health Administration and Patients in a National Sample - 2004

Does Inappropriate Use Explain Geographic Variations in the Use of Health Care Services? - 2004

Profiling the Quality of Care in Twelve Communities: Results from the CQI Study : Information on Quality at the Community Level Can Stimulate Change Where It Makes the Most Impact on Americans' Health - 2004

Quality of Health Care for Women: A Demonstration of the Quality Assessment Tools System - 2003

The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States - 2003

Access to HIV Care: Initial Results from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study - 2000

Lack of Progress in Labor as a Reason for Cesarean - 2000

Variations in the Care of HIV-infected Adults in the United States: Results from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study - 1999

Adjusting cesarean delivery rates for case mix - 1997

Measuring health and economic status of older adults in developing countries - 1996

Medicaid health maintenance organizations : can they reduce program spending? - 1996

Comparison of the Appropriateness of Coronary Angiography and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Between Canada and New York State - 1994

Mortality Differences Between New York City Municipal and Voluntary Hospitals, for Selected Conditions - 1993

The appropriateness of hysterectomy : a comparison of care in seven health plans - 1993

Cost and Use of Capitated Medical Services: Evaluation of the Program for Prepaid Managed Health Care - 1992

Do Patient, Physician, and Hospital Characteristics Affect Appropriateness and Outcome of Selected Procedures? - 1991

Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care - 1991

The Effect of Comorbidity on Appropriateness Ratings for Two Gastrointestinal Procedures - 1991

Carotid Endarterectomy for Elderly Patients: Predicting Complications - 1990

Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care - 1990

Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care - 1990

Differences among Hospitals in Medicare Patient Mortality - 1989

The Appropriateness of Use of Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures and Its Relationship to Geographic Variations in Their Use - 1989

Does Inappropriate Use Explain Geographic Variations in the Use of Health Care Services? : A Study of Three Procedures - 1987

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Cholecystectomy - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Carotid Endarterectomy - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Coronary Angiography - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Colonoscopy - 1986

Master Sample Series: Volume 2: Codebook for Full Sample Demographic File - 1986

Use of Medical Care in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment: Diagnosis- and Service-specific Analyses in a Randomized Controlled Trial - 1986

Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services By the Medicare Population - 1986

Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services by the Medicare Population - 1986

The Episodes-of-Illness Processing System - 1985

The Finite Selection Model: Description and User's Guide - 1980

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