2012-05-15T21:48:40Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/g/greenberg_michael.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG221.html 2004-10-14T12:57:00Z 2004-10-14T12:57:00Z

What role can the Army play in protecting the United States from terrorist attacks?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG632.html 2008-07-28T23:09:00Z 2008-07-28T23:09:00Z

The growing importance of environmental considerations for the Army in contingency operations, and recommendations for ways to better address environmental issues in Army planning, training, policy, guidance, and operations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG330.html 2005-04-05T10:27:00Z 2005-04-05T10:27:00Z

Presents detailed findings, based on surveys and interviews with stakeholders, on the TRICARE demonstration project’s impact on health care utilization, cost, and outcomes of health care services.

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/TR615.html 2008-11-10T20:20:00Z 2008-11-10T20:20:00Z

Reviews Pennsylvania's statutory and regulatory authority over rail, recent studies and actions regarding rail safety and security, and actions taken by other states, and includes a qualitative analysis of risks to rail infrastructure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR203.html 2005-05-09T01:46:00Z 2005-05-09T01:46:00Z

Assesses the context and goals that were the foundation for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's patient safety initiative.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9335.html 2008-08-04T07:14:00Z 2008-08-04T07:14:00Z

This research brief describes the growing importance of environmental considerations for the Army in contingency operations and suggests ways to better address environmental issues in Army planning, training, policy, guidance, and operations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9069.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the potential but undefined threat posed to the U.S. homeland by terrorists, the Army needs to decide whether it should hedge against the risk of not being adequately prepared. RAND researchers posed five plausible scenarios and potential Army ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9454.html 2009-07-22T16:26:00Z 2009-07-22T16:26:00Z

Evaluates a one-year trial in which two administrative requirements governing the provision of mental health care under TRICARE (the health care system for military personnel) were lifted, focusing on whether this increased access to such care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR601.html 2008-08-05T16:07:00Z 2008-08-05T16:07:00Z

Presents the results of a consensus process carried out to help identify priority outcome measures for use in monitoring and evaluating progress in improving patient safety.

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/RP1279.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Interviews with those convicted of diving under the influence show that significant protective effects are associated with the beliefs that driving after drinking is immoral and that random police sobriety checks are a good idea.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1708.html 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z

Examines the feasibility of establishing national outcomes databases to help patients and providers make more informed treatment decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9376.html 2008-08-18T11:19:00Z 2008-08-18T11:19:00Z

This fact sheet summarizes research suggesting that there are basic privacy issues that need to be resolved in the implementation of a national health information network.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9393.html 2008-10-08T17:24:00Z 2008-10-08T17:24:00Z

This research brief summarizes an analysis and comparison of two methods of patient identification -- statistical matching and unique patient identifier -- on error rates, operational efficiency, costs, and privacy and security issues.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG753.html 2008-09-21T22:29:00Z 2008-09-21T22:29:00Z

This monograph examines the operational advantages and disadvantages, compares the errors, examines the costs, and discusses the privacy issues associated with the unique patient identifier and with statistical matching based on personal attributes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040712.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behavioral controls may protect against alcohol-impaired driving behavior even in a high-risk sample of repeat DUI offenders.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060713.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clinical perspective on depression tends to focus on therapy and on medications or psychological interventions that may be helpful to individual patients.

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.