2013-06-10T07:27:33Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/shekelle_paul_g.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1282.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study of community-dwelling vulnerable older adults found that better performance on process quality measures by their managed care organizations was strongly associated with better survival rates.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1351.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proposes a set of principles and a pragmatic model for assessing whether clinical practice guidelines need to be updated.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1281.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finds that failures to prescribe indicated medications, monitor medications appropriately, document necessary information, educate patients, and maintain continuity are more common than use of inappropriate drugs in older patients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000702.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standardized clinical criteria to identify patients presenting to the ED whose care may be safely deferred to a later date in a nonemergency setting.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010522.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and is responsible for significant morbidity and use of health care services

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010910.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Practice guidelines need to be up-to-date to be useful to clinicians.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071031.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions in the older population, and its prevalence increases progressively with age.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071033.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080816.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluated criteria for tailoring the decision to perform coronary angiography in specific clinical scenarios are lacking. Appropriateness scores offer prognostically valid criteria for judging which specific patients might benefit from coronary angiography. Patient-specific appropriateness scores help pinpoint areas where judgments diverge and are a promising tool for making guidelines more effective.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080116.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidence suggests that publicly releasing performance data stimulates quality improvement activity at the hospital level. The effect of public reporting on effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness remains uncertain.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071111.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This guideline presents the available evidence on the diagnosis and management of COPD.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001201.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

High-dose chemotherapy poses considerable challenges to emesis management.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010314.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many ambulatory care facilities do not have resources to provide same-day care for all walk-in patients. Yet, there are few guidelines that identify patients for whom care can be safely deferred.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010411.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluates patients' willingness to share the costs of sildenafil and finasteride, which are not routinely covered by the VA healthcare system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20011115.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several organizations have published evidence-based quality indicators for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010718.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first SCEPC NCCAM evidence report was to provide a comprehensive review of the use of mind-body interventions for the treatment of one condition.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19980902.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trials confirmed the ratings for 44 indications (covering almost 30% of operations performed in 1981) and refuted the ratings for none.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981007.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiropractors have become the third largest group of health professionals in the US who have primary contact with patients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981104.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The objective of this study was to estimate charges attributable to osteoarthritis (OA) in a managed care organization.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990210.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The management of urinary tract complications is a major health policy concern in the treatment of paralyzed persons.