Hospitals

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Europe

Reports (8)

California Should Collect Physician Identifiers from Hospitals — Feb 7, 2013

California health regulators should begin collecting physician identifiers as part of their routine data collection efforts about the services provided at the state's hospitals. Such a move would help providers improve quality by aiding efforts to benchmark performance and reduce variations in the delivery of care.

Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital: A scoping review — Jan 25, 2012

The study reports on the evidence and potential for use of 'emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge from hospital' as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework, drawing on a rapid review of systematic reviews.

Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units — 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.

The Impact of Air Quality on Hospital Spending — Jan 15, 2010

Assesses the effect of air pollution on medical spending: The authors determined how much failing to meet air quality standards cost various purchasers of hospital care in California over 2005-2007.

Hospital Pay for Performance — Oct 12, 2009

This document explores how hospital pay for performance (P4P) programs would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

Assessing Health and Health Care in Prince George's County — Feb 6, 2009

Assesses the health care needs of the residents of Prince George's County, Maryland, and the capacity of the county's health care system to meet those needs.

A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India — Jun 14, 2008

The health status of residents of China and India lags behind relative to other populations. This paper compares the Chinese and Indian health systems to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work.

Organizing for Quality: The Improvement Journeys of Leading Hospitals in Europe and the United States — Jan 1, 2008

This book is designed to help practitioners and researchers understand the factors and processes that enable healthcare organizations to achieve high-quality services for their users.

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Thomas Concannon is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, with joint faculty appointments at Tufts Medical Center and the Tufts University School of Medicine. He studies the organization of health care services for high-cost and high-intensity patients and is principal investigator on a…

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