2012-05-24T14:56:19Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/benchmarking.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP661.html Jan 19, 2012 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100157.html Sep 30, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z3.html Mar 11, 2010 Mar 11, 2010

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR738.html Feb 18, 2010 Feb 18, 2010

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100107.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080032.html Nov 30, 2008 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080814.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/02/01.html Feb 1, 2007 Feb 1, 2007

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070607.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR374.html Nov 1, 2006 Nov 1, 2006

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/05/02/index2.html May 2, 2006 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060503.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/07/06/LEF.html Jul 6, 2004 Jul 6, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG100.html Apr 4, 2004 Apr 4, 2004

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

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/02/22/DMN.html Feb 22, 2004 Feb 22, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1736.html Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030514.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000611.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000610.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000612.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

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