2012-05-24T14:13:37Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/evidence-based-health-practice.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/03/21/IS.html Mar 21, 2012 Mar 21, 2012

Many organizations that we have worked with indicate that this approach has helped improve reporting and communication both within and external to their organization, writes Sarah Hunter.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR991-1.html Jan 4, 2012 Jan 4, 2012

Safe Start Promising Approaches (SSPA) is the second phase of a community-based initiative focused on developing and fielding interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence. This report shares the results of SSPA, which was intended to implement and evaluate promising and evidence-based programs in 15 program sites across the country.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100154.html Oct 31, 2011 Oct 31, 2011

Comparative effectiveness reviews need to be regularly updated as new evidence is produced. Lack of attention to updating may lead to outdated and sometimes misleading conclusions that compromise health care and policy decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9575.html Sep 13, 2011 Sep 13, 2011

RAND's evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches identified program successes and challenges in implementing programs for children exposed to violence. The evaluation results, though largely inconclusive, can inform similar efforts going forward.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/innovation_policy/science-policy-research.html Sep 1, 2011 Sep 1, 2011

How does policy support science and how does science in turn support policy? What works in terms of funding science and in maximizing academic, social and economic 'payback' from investment in science? RAND Europe is a leader in understanding the returns from different kinds of investment in science and research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110055.html Apr 5, 2011 Apr 5, 2011

A paradigm shift involving acknowledgement of the value of clinicians in the context of community research, establishment of a stable infrastructure to support a cohort of clinicians across time and research studies, and realignment of incentives to encourage participation in clinical research is required.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110053.html Apr 3, 2011 Apr 3, 2011

<p>New National Institutes of Health policies call for expansion of practice-based research to improve the clinical research enterprise and facilitate dissemination of evidence-based medicine. This paper describes organizational strategies that influence clinicians' decisions to participate in clinical research.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000189.html Nov 30, 2010 Nov 30, 2010

This report addresses the need for clearer understanding of the evidence base regarding the effectiveness and context-sensitivity of patient safety practices and presents recommendations for future research on this topic.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR842.html Oct 7, 2010 Oct 7, 2010

To learn how hospital labor and delivery units can achieve effective and sustainable teamwork practices and how much such practices affect staff experiences and patient outcomes, RAND researchers studied five units as they implemented improvements in their teamwork practices over a one-year period. They identified some key factors required by any given strategy for teamwork improvement but no standard template for implementation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100050.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Many depressed patients are receiving recommended psychotherapy but better tools are needed to monitor and improve the quality of usual psychotherapeutic care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100135.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Giving incentives to mental health clinicians in managed behavioral health organizations to provide evidence-based care is feasible, but administrative barriers and limited clinical data may make implementation challenging.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091119.html Oct 31, 2009 Oct 31, 2009

<p>This project has implemented successful interventions to improve the quality of life and reduce disparities for children with asthma in Puerto Rico.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091023.html Sep 30, 2009 Sep 30, 2009

This article reports on a formative evaluation of efforts to build community-based prevention capacity in two states (Tennessee and Missouri) using an Internet-based system known as interactive Getting To Outcomes&reg; (iGTO).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090921.html Sep 27, 2009 Sep 27, 2009

<p>This study found that social marketing, which applies marketing techniques to promote behavioral change, is a promising approach for promoting implementation of evidence-based interventions in integrated healthcare systems.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP549-2008-08.html Sep 3, 2008 Sep 3, 2008

<p>This brochure describes the Health Research Observatory, whose mission is to provide insights to support evidence-based decision making in the policy and practice of health research through identifying and assessing international evidence.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080805.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Discusses implementing evidence-based treatments for ethnically diverse youths.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080301.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>The effective dissemination and implementation of evidence-based health interventions within community settings is an important cornerstone to expanding the availability of quality health and mental health services.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080512.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Drawing from their collective experience, the authors outline a series of steps that can help reviewers reach reasoned decisions about the incorporation of existing systematic reviews and enumerate potential hazards to consider in doing so.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080302.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Numerous challenges persist in providing evidence-based treatments to children and families in community-based settings.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080602.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Communities are increasingly being required by state and federal funders to achieve outcomes and be accountable, yet are often not provided the guidance or the tools needed to successfully meet this challenge. To improve the likelihood of achieving positive outcomes, the Getting To Outcomes (GTO) intervention (manual, training, technical assistance) is designed to provide the necessary guidance and tools, tailored to community needs, in order to build individual capacity and program performance. This paper describes how the GTO intervention was shown to build capacity and improve performance in an evaluation involving a small number of community based substance abuse prevention programs.</p>