Health Care Quality
We study the measurement and evaluation of health care quality and outcomes from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders: clinicians and other providers, delivery systems, payers and employers, and patients and consumers. Our diverse approach uses rigorous scientific methods to examine the effects of policy initiatives on health care; evaluate innovative practices and management of chronic illness; generate information on medication efficacy; and develop systems that monitor or report quality, safety, and consumer satisfaction with care.
Focus Areas
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Development of quality measures
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Evaluation of chronic disease management
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Evidence-based practice
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Patient safety
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Pay for performance
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Quality reporting
Capabilities
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Advanced statistical methods for program evaluation
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Psychometric analysis of health status and quality-of-life outcomes
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Qualitative research methods for studying health care consumers
Clients
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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The Smith Family Foundation
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