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
Feature
Mark Graber Named RTI International Senior FellowMark Graber, M.D., a senior research public policy analyst at RTI International, has been named a senior fellow by RT... Read more »
Experts
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Suzanne L. West Fellow, Epidemiology |
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Michael Halpern Senior Fellow, Health Services Research |
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Mark L. Graber Senior Fellow, Health Care Quality and Outcomes |
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Hugh R. Waters Deputy Director, Health Care Quality and Outcomes Program |
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Kenneth A. LaBresh Senior Fellow, Health Care Policy |