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Clinical Performance and Health Outcomes Measurement EPI211

Date/Time	Activity	Topic/Content	Faculty	Locations
Thurs 4/2/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Data for Outcomes Research The indications for and strengths and weaknesses of using observational data to draw valid inferences about access, cost and quality of care are contrasted with clinical trial designs Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I.Iezzoni Chapter 5 Note/Slide Files: Lecture_1.ppt (88 KB) Assignment: Homework #1 due 4/9/09 Assignment Files: Assignment1_2009.doc (26 KB)	A Bindman	CB 6702
Thurs 4/9/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Building Risk Adjustment Models Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I. Iezzoni Chapter 8 Assignment: Homework #2 due 4/16/09 Assignment Files: Assignment2_2009.doc (31 KB)	A Auerbach	CB 6702
Thurs 4/16/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Evaluating Risk Adjustment Models Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I. Iezzoni Chapter 10 Note/Slide Files: Lecture_3.ppt (149 KB) Assignment: Homework #3 due 4/23/09 Assignment Files: Assignment3_2009.doc (55 KB)	A Bindman	CB 6702
Thurs 4/23/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Performance Reports Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I. Iezzoni Chapter 12 Note/Slide Files: Lecture_4.ppt (204 KB) Assignment: Homework #4 due 4/30/09 Assignment Files: Assignment4_2009.doc (31 KB) Dataset Files: CABGoutcomes.dta (3050 KB)	A Bindman	CB 6702
Thurs 4/30/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Risk Adjustment Using Propensity Scores Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I. Iezzoni Chapter 11 p. 275-283 Rubin DB. Estimating Causal Effects from Large Data Sets Using Propensity Scores. Ann Intern Med 1997;127:757-763. Note/Slide Files: Lecture_5.ppt (370 KB) Assignment: Homework #5 due 5/7/09 Assignment Files: Assignment_5_2009.pdf (98 KB)	H Barron	CB 6702
Thurs 5/7/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Multilevel Data in Outcomes Research I Analytic technique of using a predictor of the predictor variable to adjust for unobserved differences in groups and their outcomes Required Reading: Ukoumunne OC, Gulliford MC, Chinn S. et al. Evaluation of Health Interventions at Area and Organization Level. BMJ 1999;319:376-379. Note/Slide Files: Lecture_6.ppt (84 KB) Assignment: Homework #6 due 5/14/09 Assignment Files: Assignment6_2009.doc (24 KB) Impact_of_Changing_the_Statistical_Methodology.pdf (469 KB)	D Osmond	CB 6702
Thurs 5/14/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Multilevel Data in Outcomes Research II Analytic techniques to measure and adjust for clustered observational data; Multi-variate modeling of observed differences in study groups to create propensity scores that are used to adjust observed differences in those groups’ outcomes Required Reading: Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes Edited by L.I. Iezzoni Chapter 12 p. 318-333 Note/Slide Files: Lecture_7.ppt (59 KB) Assignment: Homework #7 due 5/21/09 Assignment Files: Assignment7_2009.doc (92 KB)	D Osmond	CB 6702
Thurs 5/21/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Quality Improvement Note/Slide Files: Lecture_8.pdf (536 KB) Assignment: Homework #8 due 5/28/09 Assignment Files: OutcomesAssignment_8.doc (30 KB) QualityImprovementReading.pdf (277 KB)	A Auerbach	CB 6702
Thurs 5/28/2009 8:45 AM-10:15 AM	Lecture	Quality Debate	A Bindman	CB 6702