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What Is the Promise of Health Information Technology?

Information technology (IT) has helped other industries lower costs and improve efficiencies. Could IT do the same for U.S. health care?

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Several divisions at RAND, including RAND Health, contribute to health and health care research. Results are available to the public through the RAND Health Database. View all Health and Health Care Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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The SSET Program: Support for Students Exposed to Trauma — Jun. 25, 2009

Exposure to community and interpersonal violence is a public health crisis affecting many children in the U.S., causing mental health and behavioral problems, substance abuse, and poor school performance. The SSET program is a series of ten lessons that aims to reduce distress resulting from exposure to trauma.

Full DocumentResearch BriefCognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)

Strategies and Models for Promoting Adolescent Vaccination for Low-Income Populations — Jun. 15, 2009

Since 2005, three new vaccines for teenagers have been licensed in the U.S. Although the majority of 13-17-year-olds have received recommended vaccines, rates remain below 2010 targets, and the coverage rates for low-income adolescents and minority youth are likely to be lower.

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'COMPARE' Provides Global Positioning System for Health Care Policy — Jan. 13, 2009

RAND Health has launched COMPARE (Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts) to help provide policymakers and interested parties with a unique way of understanding and evaluating the effects and unintended consequences of health care reform proposals certain to be introduced in the new 111th Congress and beyond.

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June 23, 2009: Improve Health, Not the Health Care System, By Dana P. Goldman (NYTimes.com)

June 11, 2009: California Parolees Have a High Need for Health Services, but Accessing Services Is a Challenge

June 1, 2009: RAND Announces New Pricing Strategy and Partnerships for E-Books

May 20, 2009: Limiting Work Hours For Medical Residents Could Cost $1.6 Billion Annually

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The State and Pattern of Health Information Technology Adoption Helps focus the policy agenda for incentives to speed Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) adoption by estimating the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations, according to information the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)-Dorenfest database, and evaluates factors that affect this diffusion process, using existing empirical studies and regression analysis. Full Document

Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions RAND researchers analyzed the health components of seven post–World War II nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts-Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq-and found that two factors are correlated with successful health outcomes: planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources. Full Document