RAND Health Quarterly Spring 2011 Issue: Vol. 1, No. 1

Table of Contents

Health Care Delivery, Quality, and Patient Safety

• Is Better Patient Safety Associated with Less Malpractice Activity? Evidence from California

  by Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia Haviland, J. Scott Ashwood, Regan Main

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):1

Military Health

• The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military

  by Rajeev Ramchand, Joie D. Acosta, Rachel M. Burns, Lisa H. Jaycox, Christopher G. Pernin

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):2

Health Policy and Health Economics

• Payment Reform: Analysis of Models and Performance Measurement Implications

  by Eric C. Schneider, Peter S. Hussey, Christopher Schnyer

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):3

Global Health

• International Variation in the Usage of Medicines: A Review of the Literature

  by Ellen Nolte, Jennifer Newbould, Annalijn Conklin

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):4

• The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America

  by Kathryn Pitkin Derose, David E. Kanouse, David P. Kennedy, Kavita Patel, Alice Taylor, Kristin J. Leuschner, Homero Martinez

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):5

Public Health and Emergency Preparedness

• Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

  by Anita Chandra, Joie D. Acosta, Stefanie Howard, Lori Uscher-Pines, Malcolm V. Williams, Douglas Yeung, Jeffrey Garnett, Lisa S. Meredith

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):6

Health Care Delivery, Quality, and Patient Safety

• Disease Management Evaluation: A Comprehensive Review of Current State of the Art

  by Annalijn Conklin, Ellen Nolte

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):7

Military Health

• Developing Military Health Care Leaders: Insights from the Military, Civilian, and Government Sectors

  by Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Harry J. Thie, Nailing Xia, Jerry M. Sollinger

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):8

Clinical Care

• Chronic Kidney Disease—A Quiet Revolution in Nephrology: Six Case Studies

  by Richard A. Rettig, Roberto B. Vargas, Keith C. Norris, Allen R. Nissenson

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):9

Health Policy and Health Economics

• Feasibility and Design Options for a Potential Entity to Research the Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Treatments

  by Peter S. Hussey, Emily M. Gillen, Elizabeth A. McGlynn

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):10

Global Health

• How Health Systems Make Available Information on Service Providers: Experience in Seven Countries

  by Mirella Cacace, Stefanie Ettelt, Laura Brereton, Janice S. Pedersen, Ellen Nolte

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):11

Military Health

• Views from the Homefront: The Experiences of Youth and Spouses from Military Families

  by Anita Chandra, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Lisa H. Jaycox, Terri Tanielian, Bing Han, Rachel M. Burns, Teague Ruder

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):12

Global Health

• Assessing the Impacts of Revising the Tobacco Products Directive: Study to Support a DG SANCO Impact Assessment

  by Jan Tiessen, Priscillia Hunt, Claire Celia, Mihaly Fazekas, Han de Vries, Laura Staetsky, Stephanie Diepeveen, Lila Rabinovich, Helen Ridsdale, Tom Ling

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):13

Military Health

• A Needs Assessment of New York State Veterans: Final Report to the New York State Health Foundation

  by Carrie M. Farmer, Lisa H. Jaycox, Grant N. Marshall, Terry L. Schell, Terri Tanielian, Christine Anne Vaughan, Glenda Wrenn

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):14

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri

  by Laurie T. Martin, Allen Fremont, Alexandria Felton, Teague Ruder, Chloe E. Bird, Lisa Kraus, Mark Alan Hanson, Nicole Lurie

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):15

Science Policy

• Project Retrosight: Understanding the Returns from Cardiovascular and Stroke Research: The Policy Report

  by Steven Wooding, Stephen Hanney, Alexandra Pollitt, Martin Buxton, Jonathan Grant

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):16

Mental Health

• Building Bridges: Lessons from a Pittsburgh Partnership to Strengthen Systems of Care for Maternal Depression

  by Donna J. Keyser, Ellen Burke Beckjord, Ray Firth, Sarah Frith, Susan L. Lovejoy, Sanjith Pillai, Dana Schultz, Harold Alan Pincus

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):17

Public Health and Emergency Preparedness

• Navigating the Road to Recovery: Assessment of the Coordination, Communication, and Financing of the Disaster Case Management Pilot in Louisiana

  by Joie D. Acosta, Anita Chandra, Kevin Carter Feeney

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2011; 1(1):18