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

Welcome from Arthur L. Kellermann, Vice President and Director, RAND Health

Letter from the Editor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Payment Reform: Analysis of Models and Performance Measurement Implications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Annalijn Conklin, Ellen Nolte

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joie D. Acosta, Anita Chandra, Kevin Carter Feeney

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