2013-05-16T08:33:24Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/sorbero_melony.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030917.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of race and obesity on dose and dose intensity of adjuvant chemotherapy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070411.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Satisfaction with diagnosis and treatment information is greater than satisfaction with survivorship issues

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031109.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Discrepancies exist between the RSV prophylaxis guidelines and data on the level of risk of hospitalization for RSV disease by GA and lung disease.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061010.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluates the cost-effectiveness of palivizumab as respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis in premature infants and evaluates the impact on cost-effectiveness following respiratory syncytial virus infection.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030213.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A patient's demographics and utilization are associated with the probability that the patient will switch PCPs.

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/external_publications/EP20090403.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

The authors document the numbers and types of interorganizational partnerships within the national patient safety domain, changes over time in these networks, and their potential for disseminating patient safety knowledge and practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090413.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

Characterizes the activities of projects funded in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s patient safety portfolio and assess their aggregate potential to contribute to knowledge development.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090414.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

Document and assess the experiences of 104 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-funded health information technology (health IT) grantees in planning and implementing health IT systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090404.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

Synthesize lessons learned from the experiences of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded patient safety projects in implementing safe practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100088.html 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

Although pay for performance incentives are increasingly popular, the healthcare literature shows that these have had minimal effect. Design improvements in these programs can enhance their effectiveness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110002.html 2011-01-19T00:00:00Z 2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

This study examined variations in treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ, a common form of breast cancer, and compared the effectiveness of different treatments.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/08/addressing-the-geriatrician-shortage-may-help-reduce.html 2012-08-30T08:00:00Z 2012-08-30T08:00:00Z

Greater use of geriatricians in the hospital setting could reduce health care costs while maintaining quality of care, but there are fewer than four certified geriatricians in the United States per 10,000 individuals 75 years of age or older.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1144.html 2011-08-22T14:00:00Z 2011-08-22T14:00:00Z

This book examines changes to California's workers' compensation affecting medical care provided to injured workers and identifies areas in which more changes could improve quality and efficiency of care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR956.html 2011-10-19T15:00:00Z 2011-10-19T15:00:00Z

Evaluation of mental health services provided by the VA for veterans with selected mental diagnoses and recommendations for improving capacity and quality monitoring.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200122.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

Geriatricians were more efficient than other physicians in managing hospitalized elderly adults with medical DRGs frequently managed by geriatricians. This efficiency did not compromise patient outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100301.html 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between obesity and the presence of angiolymphatic invasion as well as other features of invasive breast cancer, including stage at presentation, estrogen receptor (ER) status, triple-negative phenotype, and tumor grade.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070116.html 2007-01-20T00:00:00Z 2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

Social disparities in breast cancer outcomes may be in part the result of lower quality chemotherapy doses in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050605.html 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

Systematic undertreatment of breast cancer in overweight and obese women may contribute to the poorer prognosis in these women.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090430.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

Economic evaluations of health care can be used by policy makers and other decision makers to compare the cost effectiveness of different treatment strategies and to make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, such as dollars spent on health care.