Evidence Based Health Practice

Evidence-based health practice applies the scientific method to use the best available evidence—from physical exams, diagnostic reviews, medical research, and known risks and benefits of treatment options—when making medical decisions. RAND has investigated the impact of adopting evidence-based health practices on patient care and health care policies, and the greater implications of using a national quality measurement and reporting system.

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    Nicole K. Eberhart

    Senior Behavioral Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in clinical psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in psychology, University of Pennsylvania

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    Charles C. Engel

    Senior Physician Policy Researcher
    Education M.P.H. in epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health; M.D. in medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; B.S. in biology, University of Washington

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    Sarah Dalton

    Policy Analyst
    Education M.A. in gerontology, University of Southern California; B.S. in psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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    Alex R. Dopp

    Associate Behavioral and Social Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in child clinical psychology, University of Missouri; M.A. in psychology, University of Missouri; B.A. in psychology, University of Michigan

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    Susanne Hempel

    Director, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center; Affiliated Adjunct
    Education Ph.D. in psychology, University of Halle-Wittenberg

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    Stephanie Brooks Holliday

    Behavioral Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Drexel University; M.S. in psychology, Drexel University; B.S. in psychology, Duke University

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    Marcela Horvitz-Lennon

    Senior Physician Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education M.D. in medicine with intern, Pontifical Catholic University; M.P.H. in public health, Johns Hopkins University

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    Khadesia Howell

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education M.P.H. in health policy and management, Florida A&M University; B.A. in Hispanic studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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    Margaret A. Maglione

    Adjunct Researcher
    Education B.A. in economics, Columbia University; M.P.P. in public policy, University of Southern California

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    Sonja Marjanovic

    Director, Healthcare Innovation, Industry and Policy, RAND Europe
    Education Ph.D., Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

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    Aneesa Motala

    Program Coordinator and Project Assistant, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (SCEPC)
    Education B.A. in sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

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    Breanne Johnsen

    Research Assistant
    Education B.S. in speech and hearing sciences, University of Washington

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    Allison J. Ober

    Health Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in social welfare, University of California Los Angeles; M.S.W. in social work, Catholic University of America; B.A. in psychology, University of Vermont

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    Sydne Newberry

    Research Communications Analyst IV; Medical Editor for the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center
    Education Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Alina I. Palimaru

    Associate Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy, UC Los Angeles; M.P.P. in public policy, American University; B.A. in history, Drexel University

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    Kanaka Shetty

    Physician Policy Researcher; Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education B.S. in biophysics, Yale University; M.D., New York University; M.S. in health services research, Stanford University

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    Julia Rollison

    Senior Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in research, measurement and evaluation, Boston College; M.P.H. in global health, The George Washington University; B.S. in applied psychology, Ithaca College

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    Lisa V. Rubenstein

    Adjunct Physician Policy Researcher
    Education M.D., Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York; M.S.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College

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    Jody Larkin

    Supervisor Research Librarian
    Education B.S. in nursing, University of Pittsburgh; M.S. in library and information science, University of Pittsburgh

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    Justin W. Timbie

    Senior Health Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University; B.A. in Biology, Spanish, University of Pennsylvania

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