Anagha Tolpadi is a senior statistical analyst at RAND. She conducts statistical analyses to address research questions in a variety of health policy areas, such as quality of care, patient satisfaction, and pay-for-performance. She conducts statistical analyses using a variety of statistical methods such as propensity scoring, survey data analysis, survival analysis, mixed and multi-level modeling, and imputation of missing data. She applies survey methodology to design and implement sampling processes and to analyze complex data. She leads sampling and other analytic tasks, interprets quantitative results, compiles findings for internal and external dissemination, presents project briefings, and authors research papers and client reports. She is proficient in statistical software, such as SAS, R, Stata, and IVEware.

Tolpadi received her M.S. in biostatistics from the University of Michigan and her B.A. in statistical science from Cornell University. She received a RAND Gold Medal Award for her contributions to mission and impact and RAND's Spotlight Award for Mentorship.

Education

M.S. in biostatistics, University of Michigan; B.A. in statistical science, Cornell University

Selected Work

  • Tolpadi, A., Ye, F., Teno, J. M., Bradley, M., & Price, R. A., "Psychometric Properties of Patient-Reported Quality Measures for Community-Based Serious Illness Care," Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(7), 2025
  • Tolpadi, A., Parast, L., Elliott, M. N., Haas, A., Bradley, M., Wolf, J., Teno, J. M., DeYoreo, M., Fuentes, L., & Price, R. A., "Effects of a Web-Mail Mode in a Randomized Experiment on Response Rates and Responses to a Care Experience Survey," Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 12(3), 2024
  • Tolpadi, A., Sorbero, M. E., DeYoreo, M., Elliott, M. N., & Damberg, C. L., "Understanding the Social Risk Factor Adjustment’s Effect on Star Ratings," The American Journal of Managed Care, 29(12), 2023
  • Tolpadi, A., Elliott, M. N., Becker, K., Lehrman, W., Stark, D., & Parast, L., "Exploring Which Patients Use Their Closest Emergency Departments Using Geocoded Data," The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 65(4), 2023
  • Tolpadi, A., Elliott, M. N., Waxman, D., Becker, K., Flow-Delwiche, E., Lehrman, W., Stark, D., & Parast, L, "National Travel Distances for Emergency Care," BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 2022
  • Desai, A. D., Tolpadi, A., Parast, L., Esporas, M., Britto, M. T., Gidengil, C., Wilson, K., Bardach, N., Basco, W., Brittan, M., Johnson, D. P., Wood, K., Yung, S., Dawley, E., Fiore, D., Gregoire, L., Hodo, L. N., Leggett, B., Piazza, K., Sartori, L. F., "Improving the Quality of Written Discharge Instructions: A Multisite Collaborative Project," Pediatrics, 151(5), 2023
  • Chen, P., Tolpadi, A., Elliott, M. N., Hays, R. D., Lehrman, W., Stark, D., & Parast, L., "Gender Differences in Patients' Experience of Care in the Emergency Department," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(3), 2022
  • Parast, L., Tolpadi, A., Teno, J. M., Elliott, M. N., & Price, R. A., "Hospice Care Experiences Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers," Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(4), 2021

Authored by Anagha Alka Tolpadi

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