The Life Story of Ron Hays

UCLA GIM/HSR Introduction to Fellows

August 7, 2009 ~ 12:42 pm

History

• Born in Long Beach, California

• Attended – David Starr Jordan High School– UC Riverside

Main Research Projects

• Health outcomes – National Cancer Institute IPA– National Institute on Aging preference

measures– Item banking (PROMIS) – FDA LASIK

• Patient evaluations of care– AHRQ and CMS CAHPS® Project

Recent PublicationsHays, R. D., Kim S., Spritzer, K. L., Kaplan, R. M., Tally, S. Feeny, D., Liu,

H., & Fryback, D. G. (2009). Effects of mode and order of administration on generic health-related quality of life scores. Value in Health.

Hays, R. D., Bjorner, J., Revicki, D. A., Spritzer, K., & Cella, D. (2009). Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) global items. Quality of Life Research.

Weidmer, B., Johansson, P., Dalpoas, D., Wharton, D., Darby, C, & Hays, R. D. (2009). Adapting CAHPS® for an American Indian population. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved.

Paz, S. H., Liu, H., Fongwa, M. N., Morales, L. S., & Hays, R. D. (2009). Readability estimates for commonly used health-related quality of life surveys. Quality of Life Research.

Vickrey, B. G., Hays, R. D., Maines, M. L., Vassar, S. D., Fitten, J., & Strickland, T. (2009). Development and preliminary evaluation of a quality of life measure targeted at dementia caregivers. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 21, 7:56.

We all thank you.

drhays@ucla.edu

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