RAND Expert Biography
Katherine L. Kahn
Senior Natural Scientist, RAND Corporation; Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Associate Division Chief of Research, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles
Expertise
Quality of care measurement; quality improvement; clinical epidemiology; clinical research design; influence of health policy on quality of care; structure and quality of medical organizations
Recent Work
Recently led the NIH Roadmap evaluation of the feasibility of a National Clinical Research Associates cohort of practicing clinicians capable of conducting clinical research in the context of their clinical care settings; principal investigator for the RAND-UCLA CanCORS (Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance) Consortium’s Primary Data Collection and Research Site (PDCR), funded by the National Cancer Institute; principal investigator of National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality (NICCQ)
Education
M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine; Pew Health Policy Fellowship, RAND Corporation
Publications of Interest
"Moving Research from Bench to Bedside to Community: There Is Still More to Do," Journal of Clinical Oncology [Epub Jan 7 2008], Vol. 26, No. 4, February 2008
"Patient Centered Experiences in Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Adherence to Tamoxifen Use," Katherine L. Kahn et al., Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 5, May 2007
"Does Ambulatory Process of Care Predict Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease?" Katherine L. Kahn et al., Health Services Research, Vol. 42, No. 1, Part I, February 2007
"The Complexity of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metrics for Better Understanding Chronic Disease Care," Katherine L. Kahn et al., Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 1, Jan 2007
"Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: How Can We Improve the Quality of Cancer Care in the United States?" Jennifer L. Malin et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 24, No. 4, February 2006
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Health & Medicine Week; HealthDay.com; United Press International
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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