2012-05-10T18:07:21Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/d/dembosky_jacob_w.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR439.html 2007-02-22T16:49:00Z 2007-02-22T16:49:00Z

Presents findings from a fiscal impact study of the Allegheny County Mental Health Court. At one-year follow-up, decreased jail costs approximately offset increased treatment costs. By the end of two years, MHC may result in net savings to taxpayers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR391.html 2010-08-20T16:59:00Z 2010-08-20T16:59:00Z

Reviews pay-for-performance programs and proposes steps that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take to prepare for building and supporting a national pay-for-performance program for physician services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR326.html 2006-01-10T11:13:00Z 2006-01-10T11:13:00Z

This report investigates the preparedness of Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts to meet the challenges of using data to improve instruction, evaluate the effectiveness of schools, teachers and programs, and create reports.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR119.html 2005-05-23T12:57:00Z 2005-05-23T12:57:00Z

State Activities to Improve Service Delivery Systems for Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental and Addictive Disorders

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR344.html 2006-02-07T11:28:00Z 2006-02-07T11:28:00Z

Assesses efforts in 23 states to improve the quality of and access to services for people with co-occurring mental and addictive disorders.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1077.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crash Courses: Hard Lessons from Educational Interventions

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1544z1.html 2002-01-01T12:01:41Z 2002-01-01T12:01:41Z

This report summarizes ECI's organizational history, analyzes and explains its critical weaknesses, and articulates lessons to inform the design and implementation of future large-scale reform initiatives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1544.html 2002-01-01T12:01:50Z 2002-01-01T12:01:50Z

In the aftermath of ECI's scale-down, RAND was commissioned by the Heinz Endowments to study why ECI fell short of its objectives and to learn from its mistakes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090523.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The RAND Corporation conducted an assessment of an American Medical Association's collaborative initiative to explore opportunities for improving the quality of outpatient chronic care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR725.html 2009-08-24T11:56:00Z 2009-08-24T11:56:00Z

Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes the extent to which patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, and assesses trends in patient safety outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR508.html 2007-10-07T08:33:00Z 2007-10-07T08:33:00Z

Evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on assessment of health information technology projects and dissemination of improved patient safety practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR563.html 2008-06-16T05:38:00Z 2008-06-16T05:38:00Z

Evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on how the current experiences of AHRQ and its funded projects can be used to strengthen subsequent program activities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9493.html 2009-12-22T10:38:00Z 2009-12-22T10:38:00Z

Documents efforts to build cohesive systems of state and district policies to improve school leadership.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR580.html 2009-06-05T16:49:00Z 2009-06-05T16:49:00Z

Explores the implications of using groups to perform intelligence analysis.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB544.html 2007-10-25T02:09:00Z 2007-10-25T02:09:00Z

Provides feedback on the first year of implementation of the Pittsburgh Public School District's Excellence for All initiative, which is aimed at improving student achievement in kindergarten through high school.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2003-04.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the debate regarding the safety and efficacy of ephedra; also covers contrasting lessons from different educational interventions, a "systems approach" to counterterrorism, domestic abuse, public health, and genetic manipulation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120036.html 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z

The authors compare the experiences of elderly Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico with their English-preferring and Spanish-preferring Medicare counterparts in the U.S. mainland.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG225.html 2005-03-15T20:32:00Z 2005-03-15T20:32:00Z

Recommendations for improving the maternal and child health care system in the Pittsburgh region.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG885.html 2008-12-31T19:00:00Z 2008-12-31T19:00:00Z

Creating more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools appears to be a promising approach to developing school principals who are engaged in improving instruction.