2012-05-10T18:02:47Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/e/engberg_john.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR397.html 2007-03-26T02:11:00Z 2007-03-26T02:11:00Z

Evaluates the progress of Arkansas' seven health related programs funded by the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

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/technical_reports/TR699.html 2009-10-21T14:15:00Z 2009-10-21T14:15:00Z

Evaluates ten demonstrations to increase recruitment and retention among direct service workers -- workers who provide personal assistance or nonmedical services to people who need help with activities of daily living.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR611.html 2008-12-21T08:10:00Z 2008-12-21T08:10:00Z

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR834.html 2010-06-17T12:31:00Z 2010-06-17T12:31:00Z

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR204.html 2004-11-23T13:23:00Z 2004-11-23T13:23:00Z

Although publicly available school- and district-level test results can, when analyzed and interpreted with appropriate care, give policymakers and the public several useful reference points for beginning an assessment of student achievement in the district.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR315.html 2005-11-08T10:33:00Z 2005-11-08T10:33:00Z

To assist the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) in decisionmaking about the realignment and closure of schools, RAND addressed three key issues by analyzing student-level achievement data in the district.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR281.html 2009-04-08T16:30:00Z 2009-04-08T16:30:00Z

The Pittsburgh Public Schools asked RAND to assess the extent to which its data system could be used to inform data-driven decisionmaking at the district level. The study found that, in general, the system is well-suited to this purpose.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR272-1.html 2005-10-10T10:53:00Z 2005-10-10T10:53:00Z

The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, a referendum passed by Arkansans in the Settlement Agreement funds in seven health-related programs. The act also created the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission (ATSC) to monitor and evaluate the performance o...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR315-1.html 2005-12-02T12:28:00Z 2005-12-02T12:28:00Z

To assist the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) in decisionmaking about the realignment and closure of schools, RAND addressed three key issues by analyzing student-level achievement data in the district. First, achievement gains in the middle grades ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR272z1.html 2005-10-10T10:53:00Z 2005-10-10T10:53:00Z

The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, a referendum passed by Arkansans in the Settlement Agreement funds in seven health-related programs. The act also created the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission (ATSC) to monitor and evaluate the performance o...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090431.html 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of this paper is to study identification and estimation of causal effects in experiments with multiple sources of noncompliance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000153.html 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z

This paper examines the impact of a gifted program on retention in an urban school district using a regression discontinuity design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070417.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Training, rewards, and workload are particularly important aspects of nurse aides' jobs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090023.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using a national longitudinal sample of nursing homes residents we examine whether physical restraint use contributes to subsequent physical or psychological health decline.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070637.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines changes in 15 quality measures for nursing homes, and assesses whether competition and/or excess demand have influenced these scores over a period of 1 year.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000102.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annual rates of employee turnover and costs associated with turnover vary widely across types of emergency medical services (EMS) agencies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071054.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examine the association between staff turnover and quality of care in nursing homes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080020.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weak empirical evidence exists showing that nursing home staffing levels influence quality of care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080021.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data from a large sample of nursing homes were used to examine the cross-sectional association between use of agency staff, regular staff, and quality.