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James H. BigelowSanta Monica Office Senior Operations Researcher EducationPh.D. in operations research, Stanford University; B.S. in mathematics, University of California, Berkeley |
Research Focus
Roles of information technology in health care; operational training and management of fighter pilots; computer models and modeling; cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; National Security
Recent Projects
- Comprehensively evaluated costs and benefits of electronic medical record systems in health care
- Evaluated Health Buddy, a device that congestive heart failure patients can use to communicate daily via the Internet with a case manager
- Modeled training in operational fighter squadrons to determine factors that limit the number of pilots that can be absorbed
Selected Publications
James H. Bigelow et al., "Analysis of Healthcare Interventions That Change Patient Trajectories", RAND Corporation, 2005
Richard Hillestad et al., "Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Healthcare? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, and Costs", Health Affairs, 24(5), 2005
Lynn A. Karoly and James H. Bigelow, "The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California", RAND Corporation, 2005
James H. Bigelow and Paul K. Davis, "Implications for Model Validation of Multiresolution, Multiperspective Modeling (MRMPM) and Exploratory Analysis", RAND Corporation, 2003
James H. Bigelow et al., "Models of Operational Training in Fighter Squadrons", RAND Corporation, 2003
Research Focus
Roles of information technology in health care, operational training and management of fighter pilots, computer models and modeling, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
Recent Projects
- Comprehensively evaluated costs and benefits of electronic medical record systems in health care
- Evaluated Health Buddy, a device that congestive heart failure patients can use to communicate daily via the Internet with a case manager
- Modeled training in operational fighter squadrons to determine factors that limit the number of pilots that can be absorbed
Selected Publications
"Analysis of Healthcare Interventions That Change Patient Trajectories," James H. Bigelow et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
"Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Healthcare? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, and Costs," Richard Hillestad et al., Health Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 5, Sept 2005
"The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California," Lynn A. Karoly and James H. Bigelow, RAND Corporation, 2005
"Models of Operational Training in Fighter Squadrons," James H. Bigelow et al., RAND Corporation, 2003
"Implications for Model Validation of Multiresolution, Multiperspective Modeling (MRMPM) and Exploratory Analysis," James H. Bigelow and Paul K. Davis, RAND Corporation, 2003
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Adelphia Cable
Commentary: Los Angeles Times
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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