Benchmarking

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Europe; RAND Education; RAND Project AIR FORCE; Center on Quality Policing

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REPORT

Impact and the Research Excellence Framework: New challenges for universities — Jan 19, 2012

The ImpactFinder provides an overview of research impact and a basis for more detailed examination of the 'why and how' of research translation. The tool is implemented as a web questionnaire and collects information across a range of social, cultural and economic impacts. It was developed to meet the need of the UK's new framework for research funding but potentially has wider application.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Relative Affordability of Health Insurance Premiums Under CHIP Expansion Programs and the ACA — Sep 30, 2011

Affordability benchmarks and premium-contribution requirements for Children's Health Insurance Program expansions in three states vary substantially, underscoring the ambiguity and subjectivity of affordability standards.

REPORT

£2.6 billion fraud and error. Too much? — Mar 11, 2010

Should the Department of Work & Pensions have its accounts signed off? RAND Europe's international benchmark of fraud and error in social security systems.

REPORT

International Benchmarking of Healthcare Quality — Feb 18, 2010

This description of existing indicators that could be used to compare healthcare quality in different countries focuses on effectiveness of care, patient safety and patient experience. Case studies of avoidable mortality and cancer survival illustrate the potential of cross-national comparisons and their difficulties.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Psychological Effects of Patient Surge in Large-Scale Emergencies: A Quality Improvement Tool for Hospital and Clinic Capacity Planning and Response — Dec 31, 2009

A novel and practical quality improvement tool can help hospitals and clinics plan for and respond to the psychological consequences of catastrophic events that create a surge of psychological casualties presenting for health care.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Convergence Without Diffusion? A Comparative Analysis of the Choice of Performance Indicators in Tax Administration and Social Security — Nov 30, 2008

This article aims to contribute to the debate around how organizations could learn from the experience of others in designing performance indicators and management systems.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Variations in Quality of Care for Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer — Dec 31, 2007

Finds significant and unwarranted variations for prostate cancer care quality indicators by census division and hospital type, which illustrate the inconsistencies in prostate cancer care and represent potential targets for quality improvement.

NEWS RELEASE

Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools — Feb 1, 2007

February 1, 2007 news release: Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Combining Multiple Indicators of Clinical Quality: An Evaluation of Different Analytic Approaches — Dec 31, 2006

To compare different methods of combining quality indicators scores to produce composite scores that summarize the overall performance of health care providers. Different methods of computing composite quality scores can lead to different conclusions being drawn about both relative and absolute quality among health care providers. Different methods are suited to different types of application.

REPORT

Benchmarking of the Use of Personal Advisers in Jobcentre Plus — Nov 1, 2006

This report presents the results of a study investigating the deployment and management of personal advisers in three employment education companies in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

NEWS RELEASE

RAND Launches National Computer Security Survey for Departments of Justice and Homeland Security — May 2, 2006

On behalf of the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the RAND Corporation is fielding the first national survey to measure the impact of cybercrime on American businesses.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Systematic Review: Impact of Health Information Technology on Quality, Efficiency, and Costs of Medical Care — Dec 31, 2005

Four benchmark institutions have demonstrated the efficacy of health information technologies in improving quality and efficiency. Whether and how other institutions can achieve similar benefits, and at what costs, are unclear.

COMMENTARY

Measuring Racial Profiling by Police — Jul 6, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

REPORT

Domestic Intelligence Lessons From U.S. Allies — Apr 4, 2004

The experiences of domestic intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Australia can help guide counterterrorism initiatives in the United States.

COMMENTARY

Police-Search Statistics Don't Lie, But Statisticians Can — Feb 22, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

REPORT

Benchmarking Security and Trust in Europe and the US — Jan 1, 2003

This report presents the results of two pilot surveys (for citizens and for businesses) held in 2002, which addressed respondents from the European Union, Switzerland and the United States on a number of topics, among others 'Security and Trust'. It explores how Europeans and Americans experience on-line threats and vulnerabilities.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quality-of-care Indicators for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer — Dec 31, 2002

This study establishes a foundation on which to build quality-of-care assessment tools to evaluate the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Framework and Plan — Dec 31, 1999

The authors will require that these issues be addressed in evaluations of HIV-QUERI interventions.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

From Understanding Health Care Provider Behavior to Improving Health Care: The QUERI Framework for Quality Improvement — Dec 31, 1999

Basic science and health care research provide the evidence base for the scientific practice of medicine.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in Mental Health — Dec 31, 1999

The Veterans Administration (VA) recently introduced its Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) to facilitate the translation of best practices into usual clinical care.

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