The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has publicly reported nursing home quality measures since 2002, but research has shown that many users do not understand the measures. This article reports on efforts to develop and test seven alternative reporting templates to improve comprehension....

To provide better value and improve patient care in the U.S. health care system, comparative effectiveness research (CER) needs to be disseminated, implemented, and interpreted. This brief, the second from Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, examines how to put CER into use...