2012-05-24T20:41:40Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/health-care-services-capacity.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD294.html Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

Addresses long-term care issues facing the elderly in China.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1164.html Mar 22, 2012 Mar 22, 2012

This report is the result of an evaluation of the 16 DH integrated care pilots (ICPs).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1164z2.html Mar 22, 2012 Mar 22, 2012

This report contains appendices to the result of an evaluation of the 16 DH integrated care pilots (ICPs).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1164z1.html Mar 22, 2012 Mar 22, 2012

This report is a summary of the result of an evaluation of the 16 DH integrated care pilots (ICPs).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120081.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Examines net costs to teaching hospitals and cost-effectiveness to society across a range of hypothetical changes in preventable adverse events (PAEs).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120058.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in the United States is expected to grow dramatically by 2025, easing concerns about a potential looming nursing shortage and suggesting that NPs will fill a substantial amount of future need for care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9634.html Dec 7, 2011 Dec 7, 2011

Examines the health care needs of released California prisoners, communities most affected by reentry, safety net capacity, and provider experiences with ex-prisoners, given California's Public Safety Realignment Plan and federal health care reform.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100272.html Dec 5, 2011 Dec 5, 2011

The number of people aged 23 to 26—primarily women—who became registered nurses increased by 62 percent from 2002 to 2009, approaching numbers not seen since the mid-1980s. This trend should ease some of the concern about a looming nursing shortage in the United States.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/12/05.html Dec 5, 2011 Dec 5, 2011

The number of people aged 23 to 26—primarily women—who became registered nurses increased by 62 percent from 2002 to 2009, approaching numbers not seen since the mid-1980s. This trend should ease some of the concern about a looming nursing shortage in the United States.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/11/16.html Nov 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011

With the health care safety net in California under stress from the state's continuing financial crisis, jurisdictions across the state face unprecedented challenges caring for the health and social service needs of people released from state prisons.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1165.html Nov 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011

With the health care safety net in California under stress from the state's continuing financial crisis, jurisdictions across the state face unprecedented challenges caring for the health and social service needs of people released from state prisons.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100245.html Nov 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011

Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased tenfold between 2007 and 2009. The determining factors in choosing one over a physician's office were found to be age, health status, income, and proximity to the clinic.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100229.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

This paper applies a Markov decision process to the challenge of matching hospital staffing levels to inpatient demand.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9607.html Sep 9, 2011 Sep 9, 2011

Between 1990 and 2009, the number of emergency rooms (ERs) in nonrural U.S. hospitals declined by 27 percent (from 2,446 to 1,779). Economic factors play a central role in an ER's ability to remain open.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100185.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Analysis of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan suggests national health care reform may require larger numbers of support personnel, rather than requiring greater numbers of physicians and nurses themselves.

http://www.rand.org/health/projects/compare.html Jul 20, 2011 Jul 20, 2011

Policymakers are facing new challenges as they implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). RAND COMPARE is a modeling tool that simulates the impact of implementation decisions on insurance coverage, premiums, and health care spending.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110092.html May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011

This study found that the number of emergency departments operating in the US from 1990 to 2009 declined by 27%. EDs with safety-net status, for-profit ownership, and low profit margin were at higher risk of closure.

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/EP20110054.html Apr 3, 2011 Apr 3, 2011

<p>This paper presents a model for the reorganization of clinical research to foster long-term participation by community clinicians.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110004.html Jan 11, 2011 Jan 11, 2011

This research brief summaries results of a longitudinal study of military families, which found that spouses and children faced major challenges when one parent was deployed overseas.