1. The Life Story of Ron Hays UCLA GIM/HSR Introduction to Fellows August 7, 2009 ~ 12:42 pm

2. History Born in Long Beach, California Attended –David Starr Jordan High School –UC Riverside

3. 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

4. Recent Publications Hays, 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.

5. We all thank you. drhays@ucla.edu http://gim.med.ucla.edu/FacultyPages/Hays/index.htm http://twitter.com/RonDHays