2026-06-09T07:04:50Z Copyright (c) 2026, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports/JR5.html Paul J. MurataElizabeth A. McGlynnAlbert L. SiuRobert H. Brook 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This 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/JR3.html Albert L. SiuElizabeth A. McGlynnMark H. BeersHal MorgensternDavid CarlisleEmmett B. KeelerRobert H. BrookJ. BeloffK. CurtinJennifer LeaningB. PerryH. SelkerW. WeiswasserA. Wiesenthal 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This 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/JR2.html Lorraine M. McDonnellLeigh BursteinTor OrmsethJames S. CatterallDouglas M. Moody 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Improving 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/JR1.html Joan L. BuchananRobert L. KaneJudith GarrardRobert M. BellChristina WitsbergerAlan Samuel RosenfeldCarol SkayDeborah Gifford 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This 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...