Report
Practice Expense Data Collection and Methodology: Phase II Final Report
In this report, the authors address how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services might improve the methodology used in practice expense (PE) rate-setting, update data that inform PE rates, or both.
Nov 1, 2021
Report
Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study
In this report, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the World Trade Center Health Program's research portfolio and its translational impact. Recommendations are designed to help guide Program planning.
Oct 26, 2021
Research Brief
What Do Former Extremists and Their Families Say About Radicalization and Deradicalization in America?
Violent extremism is an evolving, ongoing threat in the United States. This project describes personal accounts of white supremacists, Islamic extremists, and their family members about joining extremist groups and, in some cases, deradicalizing.
Jun 25, 2021
Report
Violent Extremism in America: Interviews with Former Extremists and Their Families on Radicalization and Deradicalization
Terrorism and ideologically inspired violence are persistent and serious threats to U.S. national security. This report uses interviews to explore why and how 32 individuals joined extremist organizations and how some of them exited these groups.
Apr 1, 2021
Report
Practice Expense Methodology and Data Collection Research and Analysis: Interim Phase II Report
In this report, the authors address how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can improve the methodology or update data used for setting practice expense payment rates under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Aug 4, 2020
Report
Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment
In light of the 2014 U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule requiring the calorie content of food items to be clearly displayed on menus, RAND researchers designed an online survey to look at how this information affects consumers.
Mar 28, 2018
Journal Article
Implementation of Medical Homes in Federally Qualified Health Centers
A 3-year demonstration to strengthen the delivery of primary care in federally qualified health centers provides some empirical evidence in support of medical-home transformation..
Sep 13, 2017
Report
Evaluation of CMS's Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) Demonstration: Final Report
This report contains an independent evaluation of the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
Jun 26, 2017
Research Brief
Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
This research brief describes the first comprehensive study of care for mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, in the Military Health System, including patient characteristics, care settings, co-occurring conditions, and long-term care needs.
Apr 18, 2016
Report
Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System
This first population-based study of care received by service members with mild traumatic brain injury in the Military Health System profiles patients, their care settings and treatments, co-occurring conditions, and risk factors for long-term care.
Apr 18, 2016
Report
Evaluation of CMS's Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) Demonstration: Final Second Annual Report
This second of three reports follows the progress of a three-year project intended to support the transformation of federally qualified health centers into advanced primary care practices in support of Medicare beneficiaries.
Jul 29, 2015
Report
Evaluation of CMS' FQHC APCP Demonstration: Final First Annual Report
RAND was asked to evaluate a demonstration of federally qualified health centers becoming advanced primary care practices for Medicare beneficiaries and to assess the effects on care provided. This is the first report in a series of three.
Apr 9, 2015
Journal Article
The National Response for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Research and Adoption of Prevention Practices
This paper describes progress and challenges in Healthcare–associated infections (HAI) research and prevention practices, as explained through an examination of Health and Human Services (HHS) Action Plan's goals, inputs, and implementation in each area.
Feb 1, 2014
Report
Developing a Framework for Establishing Clinical Decision Support Meaningful Use Objectives for Clinical Specialties
This report describes a protocol for eliciting high-priority targets for electronic clinical decision support for individual clinical specialties, a central requirement of the federal electronic health record incentive program.
Apr 2, 2012
Report
RAND/UCLA Quality-of-Care Measures for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Tools for Assessing Quality of Care and Appropriateness of Surgery
Offers two rigorously developed tools for assessing the quality of care received by patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and for determining whether surgery is necessary for individual patients.
Aug 16, 2011
Journal Article
The Current State of Quality of Care Measurement in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California's prisons, which are operating under receivership for medical care, need help in improving the quality of health care they provide.
Apr 1, 2011
Journal Article
Selecting Performance Indicators for Prison Health Care
Prison health institutions, like all other large health institutions, need robust measurement systems. The indicators presented in this article provide a basic library for prison health managers developing such systems.
Apr 1, 2011
Report
Informing the development of a resource allocation framework in the German healthcare system
The report aims to inform the development of the quality component of the proposed national resource allocation framework in the German statutory healthcare system.
Mar 22, 2011
Journal Article
A Review of Quality Measures Used by State and Federal Prisons
An environmental scan of quality measures in use by state correctional systems and the Federal Bureau of Prisons found substantial variation in the number and type of measures being used and the underlying data systems used to construct measures.
2011
Journal Article
Assessment of Contributions to Patient Safety Knowledge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-Funded Patient Safety Projects
Characterizes the activities of projects funded in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s patient safety portfolio and assess their aggregate potential to contribute to knowledge development.
Apr 1, 2009
Journal Article
Understanding the Reporting Practices of CAHPS Sponsors
This article examines the reporting of CAHPS consumer experience data by sponsors.
2007
Journal Article
Quality of Care for Hypertension in the United States
Higher QC for hypertensive patients is associated with better BP control.
2005
Report
Evaluating the Feasibility of Developing National Outcomes Data Bases to Assist Patients with Making Treatment Decisions
Examines the feasibility of establishing national outcomes databases to help patients and providers make more informed treatment decisions.
2003
Report
State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content: State by State Results Appendix
The USDA-FNS asked RAND to examine how states perform nutritional reviews and how they might be able to transmit data with limited additional burden.
2002
Report
State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content
This document reports on a study of state nutritional monitoring data and should be of benefit to those interested in the operation of child nutrition programs.
2002
Report
RAND Statewide CalWORKS Evaluation Welfare Reform in California: Design of the Impact Analysis: Preliminary Investigations of Caseload Data
RAND Statewide CalWORKS Evaluation Welfare Reform in California: Design of the Impact Analysis: Preliminary Investigations of Caseload Data
2000
Journal Article
Screening for Chlamydia in Adolescents and Young Women
There is room for improvement in rates of chlamydia screening in sexually active females aged 15 to 25 years.
2000