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2012
Allowances for Spinal Hardware under California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule: Issues and Options — May 9, 2012
Testimony presented before the California State Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on May 9, 2012.
Would Increased Transparency Improve the Civil Justice System? — April 24, 2012
This research brief provides an overview of a collection of essays, a collaborative project by the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy, examining the trade-offs between transparency and confidentiality in the civil justice system.
Confidentiality, Transparency, and the U.S. Civil Justice System — April 24, 2012
A collection of essays by leading legal scholars on the role and impact of confidentiality in the U.S. legal system, discussed in a multidisciplinary, nonpartisan, and empirical manner.
The Impact of Health Care Reform on Workers’ Compensation Medical Care: Evidence from Massachusetts — April 23, 2012
Uses the experience of Massachusetts's heath care reform to empirically estimate how health reform impacts the volume and cost of workers' compensation hospital care.
The Cost of Producing Electronic Documents in Civil Lawsuits: Can They Be Sharply Reduced Without Sacrificing Quality? — April 11, 2012
According to a RAND study, document review makes up 73 percent of discovery costs. Predictive coding is the most promising option for cutting costs without compromising the quality of the process.
Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing Electronic Discovery — April 11, 2012
This report details the resources required to comply with electronic-discovery requests and suggests ways to reduce those costs, as well as address concerns about duties to preserve data in anticipation of litigation.
An Early Assessment of the Civil Justice System After the Financial Crisis: Something Wicked This Way Comes? — March 5, 2012
The financial collapse of 2008 has had a lasting, disruptive effect on many aspects of the U.S. economy. A preliminary assessment of the impact on the civil justice system identified areas that warrant further research and data collection.
Are There Unusually Effective Occupational Safety and Health Inspectors and Inspection Practices? — March 5, 2012
Examines the role of inspector style in influencing the effectiveness of inspections in reducing injury rates.
The Great Recession and Entrepreneurship — February 24, 2012
Data from the Current Population Survey are used to conduct a detailed analysis of the determinants of entrepreneurship at the individual level to find what effect the ''Great Recession'' have on business formation.
Qatar's Knowledge Economy: Has Its Development Been Balanced? — February 1, 2012
The authors adopt a cross-country perspective to assess Qatar's performance in the various components of the knowledge economy using multiple indicators.
An Evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program — January 26, 2012
This evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) measures program effectiveness using information on citations for violations of the program and data on worker safety in California.
2011
Innovations in the Provision of Legal Services in the United States: An Overview for Policymakers — October 26, 2011
Discusses innovation's role in the legal services industry, factors affecting innovation's production, and the research and data infrastructure needed by policymakers to understand whether restrictions on the practice of the law should be altered.
Challenges to Value-Enhancing Innovation in Health Care Delivery: Commonalities and Contrasts with Innovation in Drugs and Devices — October 4, 2011
Discusses obstacles to steering innovation in health care toward activities that are worth their social costs and away from other innovative activities and considers drugs, devices, and delivery, with particular attention to delivery.
Malpractice Risk, by Physician Specialty — September 14, 2011
Large variations exist across medical specialties in the frequency of malpractice claims and the amount paid on them. Most physicians face at least one claim during their careers, but most claims do not result in a payment.
For Whom the Whistle Blows: Advancing Corporate Compliance and Integrity Efforts in the Era of Dodd-Frank — September 12, 2011
On May 11, 2011, RAND convened a symposium to discuss the implications of proposed SEC whistleblower rules and how internal corporate compliance and reporting processes can be strengthened in light of provisions in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.
Medical Care Provided Under California's Workers' Compensation Program: Effects of the Reforms and Additional Opportunities to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Care — August 22, 2011
This book examines changes to California's workers' compensation affecting medical care provided to injured workers and identifies areas in which more changes could improve quality and efficiency of care.
Bankruptcy Trusts, Asbestos Compensation, and the Courts — August 18, 2011
People with asbestos injuries are increasingly receiving compensation from trusts set up by bankrupt asbestos defendants. This brief documents how courts handling these cases consider trust payments when determining compensation.
Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts and Tort Compensation — August 18, 2011
This book examines how state tort laws and court proceedings consider the compensation available from asbestos bankruptcy trusts and the evidence submitted in trust claim forms, and how the establishment of the trusts can affect compensation.
RAND/UCLA Quality-of-Care Measures for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Tools for Assessing Quality of Care and Appropriateness of Surgery — August 16, 2011
Offers two rigorously developed tools for assessing the quality of care received by patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and for determining whether surgery is necessary for individual patients.
Recovery Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Impact of Reporting Thresholds — June 21, 2011
Offers findings from an analysis of how the reporting thresholds set for the Medicare Secondary Payer Act will affect the recovery efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation? — April 7, 2011
Raises concerns that the bundling of health insurance and employment may discourage business creation.
California's Workers' Compensation Reform: Effects on Return to Work — February 18, 2011
This brief summarizes a study of how changes to the workers' compensation system have affected return-to-work rates in California, how return-to-work trends compare with policy changes, and recent trends in benefit adequacy.
Use of Compound Drugs, Medical Foods, and Co-Packs in California's Workers' Compensation Program: An Overview of the Issues — January 28, 2011
Explores issues surrounding the use of compound drugs, co-packs and medical foods under the California workers' compensation program and assesses whether policy changes are needed to promote medically appropriate and efficient use of these products.
Business-to-Business Arbitration in the United States: Perceptions of Corporate Counsel — January 18, 2011
Presents findings from a survey and follow-up interviews of corporate counsel on their thinking about arbitration and its use in business-to-business contracts. The data fill a significant gap in the commercial arbitration literature.
Workers' Compensation Reform and Return to Work: The California Experience — January 4, 2011
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the effects of several large changes to the workers' compensation system on return to work rates for California's injured workers.
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