2012-05-25T11:25:05Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9669.html 2012-05-25T11:00:00Z 2012-05-25T11:00:00Z

A team from RAND and the University HealthSystem Consortium developed a toolkit to help hospitals enhance their quality improvement efforts using quality indicators from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9667.html 2012-05-16T08:15:00Z 2012-05-16T08:15:00Z

Vaccine-preventable diseases take a heavy toll on U.S. adults despite the widespread availability of vaccines. Office-based providers can do more to promote adult vaccinations but need clearer guidance and a better business case to offer them.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9659.html 2012-04-30T11:00:00Z 2012-04-30T11:00:00Z

This research brief offers an overview of the effectiveness of U.S. psychological operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010, with particular attention to how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9661.html 2012-04-24T09:00:00Z 2012-04-24T09:00:00Z

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9657.html 2012-04-17T08:00:00Z 2012-04-17T08:00:00Z

Presents scenarios to illustrate possible sources of military conflict with China over the next thirty years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9653.html 2012-04-13T09:15:00Z 2012-04-13T09:15:00Z

This report describes the socioeconomic environment officers will encounter if they leave active-duty service and analyzes its potential impact on Army retention and how it can be effectively communicated to officers making stay/leave decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9645.html 2012-04-13T08:15:00Z 2012-04-13T08:15:00Z

Current processes used by the U.S. military do not provide accurate assessments of counterinsurgency campaigns. A new process that adds transparency and context to assessments would make them more credible and useful at all levels of decisionmaking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9650.html 2012-04-11T12:00:00Z 2012-04-11T12:00:00Z

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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9644.html 2012-04-11T08:15:00Z 2012-04-11T08:15:00Z

Estimates the effects of the 2007 expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program, which offered tax credits to employers who hired certain groups of veterans, including those with service-connected disabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9652.html 2012-04-09T12:00:00Z 2012-04-09T12:00:00Z

The authors identify factors critical to the coalition victory over Jaish al-Mahdi in the 2008 Battle of Sadr City and describe a new model for dealing with insurgent control of urban areas.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9651.html 2012-04-09T11:00:00Z 2012-04-09T11:00:00Z

With regard to Army families, the study examines the effects of long and frequent parental deployments on children’s academic performance as well as their emotional and behavioral well-being in the school setting.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9648.html 2012-03-20T16:00:00Z 2012-03-20T16:00:00Z

The use of dedicated anesthesia providers for routine gastroenterology (GI) procedures is seen as medically justifiable only for high-risk patients. Eliminating these services for low-risk patients could generate $1.1 billion in savings per year.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9641.html 2012-02-28T10:00:00Z 2012-02-28T10:00:00Z

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9639.html 2012-02-28T08:45:00Z 2012-02-28T08:45:00Z

Identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to raise the quality of care in early care and education settings such as quality rating and improvement systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9638.html 2012-02-28T08:45:00Z 2012-02-28T08:45:00Z

Offers recommendations for improving the education and training of California's early childhood workforce.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9643.html 2012-02-23T08:15:00Z 2012-02-23T08:15:00Z

Presents a summary of research on first-year principals' experiences, actions, working conditions, and outcomes; the research is intended to inform efforts to promote school improvement and principal retention.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9646.html 2012-02-16T00:01:00Z 2012-02-16T00:01:00Z

An analysis of the effects of implementing the Affordable Care Act without an individual mandate found that over 12 million people who would have otherwise signed up for coverage will be uninsured and premium prices will increase by 2.4 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9642.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z

Describes a vision for updating Qatar's school transportation system and identifies strategies for achieving the proposed vision.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9562.html 2011-12-22T10:30:00Z 2011-12-22T10:30:00Z

To design a new naval submarine domestically, Australia's industry and Government will need about 1,000 skilled draftsmen and engineers. Cultivating this workforce could take 15-20 years; partnering with foreign designers could expedite the process.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9627.html 2011-12-16T11:30:00Z 2011-12-16T11:30:00Z

Helps to develop an integrated strategy for building partner capacity for stability operations through an analysis of key strategic elements within the context of BPC and stability operations guidance as well as ongoing security cooperation programs.