New RAND Joint Reports2023-09-28T18:58:51ZCopyright (c) 2023, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports.htmlhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR05.htmlPrenatal care : a literature review and quality assessment criteriaPaul J. MurataElizabeth A. McGlynnAlbert L. SiuRobert H. Brook1992-01-01T00:00:00Z1992-01-01T00:00:00ZThis report reviews the literature on the process and outcomes of prenatal care for the purpose of developing criteria by which such care could be assessed. The report includes the final set of criteria agreed upon by a Working Group of the HMO Quali...https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR03.htmlChoosing Quality-of-Care Measures Based on the Expected Impact of Improved Quality of Care for the Major Causes of Mortality and MorbidityAlbert L. SiuElizabeth A. McGlynnMark H. BeersHal MorgensternDavid CarlisleEmmett B. KeelerRobert H. BrookJ. BeloffK. CurtinJennifer LeaningB. PerryH. SelkerW. WeiswasserA. Wiesenthal1992-01-01T00:00:00Z1992-01-01T00:00:00ZThis report presents an approach for selecting medical conditions for measuring technical quality of care, based on the expected impact of improved quality of care.https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR04.htmlHysterectomy: A Literature Review and Ratings of AppropriatenessSteven J. BernsteinElizabeth A. McGlynnCaren KambergMark R. ChassinGeorge A. GoldbergAlbert L. SiuRobert H. Brook1992-01-01T00:00:00Z1992-01-01T00:00:00ZThis document has been superseded.https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR02.htmlDiscovering what schools really teach : designing improved coursework indicatorsLorraine M. McDonnellLeigh BursteinTor OrmsethJames S. CatterallDouglas M. Moody1990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-01-01T00:00:00ZImproving the information base on which decisions are made about educational policy and practice is not easy. Designing valid and useful measures takes time; collecting the necessary data imposes financial and other costs; and using indicator data in...https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR01.htmlResults from the evaluation of the Massachusetts Nursing Home Connection ProgramJoan L. BuchananRobert L. KaneJudith GarrardRobert M. BellChristina WitsbergerAlan Samuel RosenfeldCarol SkayDeborah Gifford1989-01-01T00:00:00Z1989-01-01T00:00:00ZThis report evaluates the Nursing Home Connection, a demonstration project that tested the use of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to improve quality of care in nursing homes. The section on methods describes the matched sampl...