Author Archives: Lisa Lines and Kara Sokol

About Lisa Lines and Kara Sokol

Kara Sokol is a senior research public health analyst at RTI International. Her expertise is in quality measurement and value-based payment models, with over 20 years in public sector and health system roles. Prior experience include leadership positions with a large clinically-integrated physician network, and in policy analysis for the GAO. She has masters degrees in Health Services Administration and Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of RTI.

Adjusting publicly reported performance measures for social risk factors

By | March 18, 2020
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With the current focus on social risk factors (SRFs) affecting health care, it is not surprising that methods for comparing hospital performance might do well to account for such factors in their assessment. If up to 70 percent of health outcomes are driven by factors beyond medical care, and measures used to compare hospitals focus… Read More »