This issue brief provides background information on issues that could be raised at the Workshop on Improving Survey Measures of Late-Life Disability (May 17, 2005). The authors include a brief review of disability measurement issues, and offer a framework for thinking about disability measurement that will shaped the workshop panels and presentations. [62 PDF pages]
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Advanced SearchEvaluation of New Measures of Assistive Technology and the Home Environment from the 2005 Pilot Study of Technology and Aging
The purpose of this report is to highlight the analytic properties of the assistive technology and environment measures in the final recommended module. The authors address three distinct but complimentary questions: (1) How do questions that combine several environmental features or devices (global measures) compare with more detailed items?
A Framework for Identifying High-Impact Interventions to Promote Reductions in Late-Life Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adult Day Services: A Key Community Service for Older Adults
This report provides a brief overview of the limited research on adult day services conducted to date. It presents an overview of state approaches to regulating adult day services for elderly persons. Findings from site visits to adult day service providers in five state, and providers' and stakeholders' views on regulatory issues in their states is also presented. [81 PDF pages]
Evaluation of Early Offer Reform of Medical Malpractice Claims: Final Report
Many observers have concluded that the medical malpractice litigation system needs improvement. Medical malpractice cases are extremely complicated, requiring proof of injury, proof of the health care provider's fault, and determination of economic and noneconomic damages.
Evaluation of Early Offer Reform of Medical Malpractice Claims: Final Report. Executive Summary.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Executive Summary