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FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ACTIVITIES TO

Performance Improvement 2005. Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Activities to Promote Research Collaborations Program

This study examined the feasibility to conduct an outcome evaluation of the Activities to Promote Research Collaborations (APRC) program in the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Biology (DCB). The study involved pilot testing telephone survey instruments on randomly selected sample of APRC-funded and non-funded (unsuccessful) applic
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DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR WATER, POTASSIUM,

Performance Improvement 2005. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate

The Institute of Medicine (IOM), through its Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), as part of the continuing activity to develop Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for nutrients, undertook a study to develop DRIs for electrolytes and water. This included a review of sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, and water.
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EVALUATION OF THE AMERICAN STOP SMOKING

Performance Improvement 2005. Evaluation of the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (assist): a Report of Outcomes

Two-stage regression and mixed-effects linear modeling were used to analyze the various outcomes of tobacco prevention and control policies. The National Cancer Institute funded an 8-year, nonrandomized demonstration project for tobacco prevention and control, the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST). To evaluate ASSIST, we compared c
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PREVENTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION

Performance Improvement 2005. Prevention: a Blueprint for ACTION

A Blueprint for Action, the latest activity in the HHS “Steps” initiative, outlines simple steps that individuals and interested groups can take to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage healthy behavior. The Steps initiative is founded on a growing body of research showing that small, simple steps can often prevent or control chronic diseas
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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Performance Improvement 2003. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CDER 2001 Report to the Nation: Improving Public Health Through Human Drugs
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Performance Improvement 2003. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Cost and Benefit of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Centers for Disease Control

Performance Improvement 2003. Centers for Disease Control

Evaluation of Expanding Pharmaceutical Data in the National Health Care Survey
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Feasibility Study of the Optimal Approached for

Performance Improvement 2006. Feasibility Study of the Optimal Approached for Evaluating the Cancer Disparities Research Partnership Program

This study examined and identified the most appropriate evaluation methodologies, techniques, and tools to measure the relevance, effectiveness, and impact of the Cancer Disparities Research Partnership (CDRP) Program. The study resulted in the identification of consistent evaluation methods to collect and analyze data over the life of the grants
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Performance Improvement 2003

Performance Improvement 2003

Performance Improvement 2003: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the ninth annual report to Congress summarizing prior fiscal year evaluation efforts. The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with outcome-oriented evaluation findings for the Department’s programs, policies, and strategies. The re
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Performance Improvement 2013-2014

Performance Improvement 2013-2014

This report, Performance Improvement 2013-2014, the 18th in this series, summarizes the key findings from studies completed during the two fiscal-year period ending September 30, 2013.
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Community Action Agency Activities in Affordable

Community Action Agency Activities in Affordable Care Act Outreach and Enrollment: Insights from Case Studies

This intramural research brief presents qualitative information on selected community action agencies’ (CAA) Affordable Care Act-related outreach and enrollment activities and identifies themes that emerged across the sites. The goals of the brief are to (1) provide examples of a range of activity levels and promising practices that can serve as
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Public Health Laboratories and Health System

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change

Prepared by Roy Ahn, Daniel S. Gaylin, Alison Keiller, Daniel N. Mendelson, Adil Moiduddin, and Robert J. Rubin, M.D. of The Lewin Group under the direction of Cheryl Austein, Project Officer for the Office of Health Policy, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary forPlanning and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services. Oct
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The Affordable Care Act and Adolescents

The Affordable Care Act and Adolescents

By:  Diane Pilkey, Laura Skopec, Emily Gee, Kenneth Finegold, Kerent Amaya, ASPE  and Wilma Robinson, Office of Adolescent Health Abstract
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The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data

The Feasibility of Using Electronic Health Data for Research on Small Populations

Background. Many small populations have distinctive health and health care needs but have been difficult to study in survey research. Objective. This report is part of a project funded by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to explore the feasibility of using electronic health record (EHR) and other electronic health data for resea
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Medicare Part B Reimbursement of Prescription

Medicare Part B Reimbursement of Prescription Drugs

This ASPE Issue Brief describes how Medicare Part B reimburses the cost of prescription drugs administered in physician offices and hospital outpatient settings. It explains the changes made to the reimbursement system under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, summarizes the direct consequences of these chan
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TABLE D1. Proportion of Beneficiaries with Part D

Table D1. Proportion of Beneficiaries with Part D Coverage, Enrolled in Lis

From: Picture of Housing and Health: Medicare and Medicaid Use Among Older Adults in HUD-Assisted Housing
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TABLE A2. Assignment of Chronic Conditions into 9

TABLE A2. Assignment of Chronic Conditions into 9 Chronic Condition Groups

From: Picture of Housing and Health: Medicare and Medicaid Use Among Older Adults in HUD-Assisted Housing
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Evaluation of HHS Delivery System Reform Efforts

Evaluation of HHS Delivery System Reform Efforts and Affordable Care Act Provisions: Consolidated Evaluation Design Recommendations

By: Robert Mechanic, MBA, Jennifer Perloff Phd, Darren Zinner Phd, Moaven Razavi Phd, Michael J. Keane Dr. P.H Abstract The purpose of this project is to provide a thought piece about what type of coordinated framework might be developed for evaluating the evidence HHS will receive from the multiple delivery system reform initiatives planne
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Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning:

Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning: Report to Congress : Table 13

From: Advance Directives and Advance Care Planning: Report to Congress
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Literature Review on Advance Directives : Table 1

Literature Review on Advance Directives : Table 1

From: Literature Review on Advance Directives

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