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Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts — Aug 17, 2009

In this Congressional Briefing held on August 17, 2009, economist Christine Eibner presents findings about which strategies to reduce health care spending in Massachusetts are most (and least) promising. Lessons learned in this Massachusetts study are broadly applicable and could help Congress navigate cost containment proposals in the ongoing health reform debate.

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Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts Are Examined — Aug 7, 2009

The RAND Corporation has released a report prepared for the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy of the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services outlining promising measures the state may pursue to help curb the cost of health care.

Journal Article

Understanding the Decisions and Values of Stakeholders in Health Information Exchanges: Experiences from Massachusetts — May 1, 2009

We studied how health information exchange systems are established by examining the decisions of key stakeholders (health care providers) participating in a health information exchange pilot project in 3 Massachusetts communities.

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Managed Care's Price Bargaining with Hospitals — Mar 1, 2009

Research has shown that managed care (MC) slowed the rate of growth in health care spending in the 1990s, primarily via lower unit prices paid.

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RAND Corporation Opens New Office in Boston — Feb 17, 2009

The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, has opened an office in Boston as part of a strategic effort to expand and strengthen its portfolio of health-related work and to foster collaborative opportunities with scientists affiliated with universities, private research groups and government in Eastern Massachusetts.

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Primary Care Physician Practices in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Men with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome — Jan 1, 2009

To describe practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs) for the diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), the authors surveyed 556 PCPs in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles (RR=52%). Only 62% reported ever seeing a patient like the one described in the vignette. In all, 16% were 'not at all' familiar with CP/CPPS, and 48% were 'not at all' familiar with the National Institutes of Health classification scheme. PCPs reported practice patterns regarding CP/CPPS, which are not supported by evidence.

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Improving Arts Education Is Key to Stemming Audience Decline — Sep 9, 2008

Policymakers have underestimated the critical role of arts learning in supporting a vibrant nonprofit cultural sector. Despite decades of effort to make high-quality works of art available to Americans, demand for the arts has failed to keep pace with supply.

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The Collaborative Advantage — Jan 1, 2008

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The Response of Physician Groups to P4P Incentives — May 1, 2007

The authors found an association between P4P incentives and the use of quality improvement initiatives.

News Release

RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies — Aug 7, 2006

August 7, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies.

Journal Article

Policies and Practices Related to Breastfeeding in Massachusetts: Hospital Implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding — May 1, 2006

Hospital policies and practices related to breastfeeding may have long-term health effects. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding provide an evidence-based standard, which may be used to assess individual hospitals.

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The Connecticut Mental Health Center Patient Profile Project: Application of a Service Needs Index — Jan 1, 2002

Describes a quality assurance effort aimed at defining the characteristics of the patient population of the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

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Needle Exchange Program Attendance and Injection Risk in Providence, Rhode Island — Jan 1, 2001

NEPs represent a valuable and underexploited opportunity to promote risk reduction efforts beyond the avoidance of needle sharing.

Journal Article

A Randomized Trial of the Use of Patient Self-Assessment Data to Improve Community Practices — Jan 1, 1999

Because of time constraints in the office environment, problems of concern to elderly patients may not be raised during clinic visits.

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Portfolio-driven reform : Vermont teachers' understanding of mathematical problem solving and related changes in classroom practice — Jan 1, 1996

Portfolio-driven reform : Vermont teachers' understanding of mathematical problem solving and related changes in classroom practice

Journal Article

The Vermont Portfolio Assessment Program: Findings and Implications — Jan 1, 1995

Briefly describes the Vermont experience with portfolio assessment, and summarizes the findings of the RAND evaluation of the program.

Journal Article

Can Portfolios Assess Student Performance and Influence Instruction? : The 1991-92 Vermont Experience — Jan 1, 1994

This report is intended for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers concerned with current performance assessment efforts and their effects on instructional quality.

Journal Article

Interim report, the reliability of Vermont portfolio scores in the 1992-93 school year — Jan 1, 1994

Interim report, the reliability of Vermont portfolio scores in the 1992-93 school year

Journal Article

Failure of Physicians to Recognize Functional Disability in Ambulatory Patients — Jan 1, 1991

Physicians often underestimate or fail to recognize functional disabilities that are reported by their patients.

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Results from the evaluation of the Massachusetts Nursing Home Connection Program — Jan 1, 1989

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...

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