RAND Research Topic: Performance Measurement 2013-05-21T16:09:54Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/performance-measurement.html Improving Public Services http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2010/10/25/improving-public-services.html Sep 25, 2011 Sep 25, 2011 RAND recently assessed accountability systems in five sectors (child care, education, health care, public health emergency preparedness, and transportation) and made recommendations on how to improve such systems to better achieve government or agency goals. Improving Performance-Based Accountability for Public Services http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2010/08/09/performance_based_accountability_public_services.html Aug 9, 2010 Aug 9, 2010 In this August 9, 2010, Congressional Briefing, Brian Stecher presents evidence about the effectiveness of performance-based accountability systems in five sectors—child care, education, health care, public health emergency preparedness, and transportation—and provides recommendations about how to improve the effectiveness of such systems. RAND Study Finds the Quality of Medical Care Gets Better, Not Worse, When Patients Have More Chronic Illnesses http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/06/13.html Jun 13, 2007 Jun 13, 2007 Contrary to popular belief, patients with multiple chronic illnesses do not receive worse quality of care, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. RAND and Health Dialog to Create New Tools to Evaluate Quality and Efficiency of Health Care http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/08/06.html Aug 6, 2007 Aug 6, 2007 <p>The RAND Corporation and Health Dialog Services Corporation announced an alliance that will entitle Health Dialog to exclusive, worldwide rights to integrate select RAND quality measures into its existing provider performance measurement tools and care management services.</p> Evaluating the Sustainability of the Greek R&D System http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/10/10.html Oct 10, 2011 Oct 10, 2011 An evaluation by RAND Europe of the Greek research and development (R&amp;D) system has identified opportunities to improve economic growth and social outcomes. Have you set the right priorities? http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP617.html Oct 21, 2010 Oct 21, 2010 This poster, based on a research project carried out by RAND Europe for the Local Better Regulation Office, presents the methodological approach chosen to explore the impacts and outcomes of Local Authority Regulatory Services in UK Local Authorities. De onderbouwing van DGG-beleid (The Foundation of Freight Policy): Een procesbesschrijving voor het gebruik van beleidsinhoudelijke gegevens (A Process Description for Performance Measurement Within the Policy Process) http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB444.html Mar 29, 2005 Mar 29, 2005 The Dutch Directorate-General for Freight commissioned a process analysis to support implementation of a new budgetary process, which shows that any time during a calendar year there are three different processes interacting and competing for the attention of policymakers: the budgetary, data collection, and policy making processes. These three processes braid together into a complex score of data streams and queries. Capturing Research Impacts: A review of international practice http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB578.html Jan 15, 2010 Jan 15, 2010 <p>An international review of approaches to assessing the wider impact of research carried out for the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Examines Australian RQF, UK RAISS, US PART and Dutch ERiC framework.</p> Evaluating the Sustainability of the Greek R&amp;D System http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB631.html Oct 10, 2011 Oct 10, 2011 An evaluation by RAND Europe of the Greek research and development (R&amp;D) system has identified opportunities to improve economic growth and social outcomes. Evaluation of the peer worker programme at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB651.html Sep 4, 2012 Sep 4, 2012 An evaluation of the early stages of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust peer worker programme. The evaluation focuses on the perceptions of the programme's impact and the successes and challenges of its implementation. The Role of Performance Measures for Improving Quality in Managed Care Organizations http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010704.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001 <p>Performance measures are used for quality improvement in addition to informing external constituents, but additional research is needed to understand how the benefits of measurement can be maximized.</p> Comparison of Quality of Care for Patients in the Veterans Health Administration and Patients in a National Sample http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20041210.html Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004 <p>The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has introduced an integrated electronic medical record, performance measurement, and other system changes directed at improving care.</p> Competition and Economic Performance: Lessons from Korean Experience http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070032.html Jan 1, 2007 Jan 1, 2007 Do Hospitals Rank Differently on HCAHPS for Different Patient Subgroups http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101309.html Jan 1, 2010 Jan 1, 2010 <p>Prior research documents differences in patient-reported experiences by patient characteristics.</p> How Much Should Judges Be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay on the State Bench http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200152.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 Judicial salaries have a small but significant effect on the likelihood of exit and thus the length of judicial tenure, and a small effect on the background of judges that join the appellate bench. Involving Primary Care Clinicians in Quality Improvement: An Independent Evaluation of the Health Foundation's Engaging with Quality in Primary Care Programme : Final Report http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50131.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012 Clinicians need to focus fully on quality improvement to ensure their interventions achieve full potential. Financial Incentives Can Improve Public Sector Performance http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1019.html Aug 9, 2010 Aug 9, 2010 <p>Performance-based accountability systems can improve how employees deliver public services, but evidence demonstrating how effective these systems are at achieving their performance goals is rare.</p> Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services &mdash; Executive Summary http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1019z1.html Jul 21, 2010 Jul 21, 2010 <p>Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the design and effectiveness of nine PBASs in five sectors: child care, education, health care, public health emergency preparedness, and transportation.</p> The Returns from Arthritis Research Volume 1: Approach, Analysis and Recommendations http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG251.html Sep 22, 2004 Sep 22, 2004 <p>This report, prepared for and funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc), presents the results of an evaluation of 16 research grants. The report presents a framework that conceptualises the relationship between research inputs, process, output and outcomes. The researchers make several conclusions, including that there is a diversity of research payback; the researcher drives translation; short, focused project grants provide value; and flexibility in funding is used advantageously.</p> Assessing the Performance of Military Treatment Facilities http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG803.html Sep 21, 2011 Sep 21, 2011 Considers potential efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense to assess the performance of military treatment facilities (MTFs) in cost-effectively managing health care. The authors first provide an overview of performance assessment in the nonmilitary health care sector; they then analyze the use of average MTF utilization and costs as performance measures, focusing on how MTF size and catastrophic cases affect these metrics.