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Domestic Terrorism
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Political Violence, COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 15, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on why we need to brace for more political violence after the Capitol attack, COVID-19 vaccine questions and answers, how to reform the U.S. mental health system, and more.
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Telemedicine
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Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Joshua Breslau @JoshuaBreslau
Jan 7, 2021
The RAND Blog
Telehealth use has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can this form of high-quality, low-cost care be maintained over the long term? As discussion of post-pandemic policies begins, lessons from patients' use of telehealth will provide valuable guidance.
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Health Care Quality Measurement
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What Influences Quality Improvement Processes in Health Care?
Gemma-Claire Ali, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Sonja Marjanovic @SonjaCambs
Nov 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
Periods of rapid change offer both opportunities and challenges for health care quality improvement. Understanding the building blocks that need to be in place to support improvement processes may help those seeking to embed improvement capabilities and capacity into their organisations, both as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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Biotechnology
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The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse
Oct 29, 2020
The rise of devices that connect the human body to the web is accelerating rapidly. This Internet of Bodies could revolutionize health care and improve our quality of life. But without appropriate guardrails, it could also jeopardize our most intimate personal information and introduce several ethical concerns.
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Mental Health Treatment
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College Students Need Mental Health Support
Lisa Sontag-Padilla
Oct 12, 2020
The RAND Blog
Rising mental health problems in the United States have long made health advocates and providers worried about the need for additional support for struggling college students. The pandemic has only exacerbated this concern.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 4, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on what we know (and what we don't) about kids and COVID-19, how China is using big data, the future of telemedicine, and more.
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Telemedicine
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What Telemedicine Needs to Succeed Beyond COVID-19
Sep 2, 2020
Virtual doctor visits have become part of the new normal. Since the first COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, Medicare and other payers have relaxed their rules to make it easier for patients to connect to care. But without permanent policy changes, physicians may not continue telemedicine services.
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Health Information Privacy
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Mobile Health Surveillance Is Here to Stay, So How Do We Protect Privacy?
Benjamin Boudreaux
Aug 20, 2020
Inside Sources
Mobile phone surveillance can augment public health interventions to manage COVID-19 and might help countries prepare for the next outbreak. But these programs collect sensitive health and behavior data. That raises significant risks to personal privacy and civil liberties.
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Democracy
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Summer Reading List for Congress
Aug 18, 2020
During the August recess Hill staff should have an opportunity to step back from the fast pace of votes and hearing preparation to examine priorities for the fall and beyond. This list of must-read research and commentary covers some policy issues they will likely be addressing after the break.
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Telemedicine
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Moving on from Telehealth-by-Desperation: What Will Make Telehealth Stick
Lori Uscher-Pines
Aug 18, 2020
Health Affairs Blog
During the COVID-19 pandemic telehealth has helped to maintain continuity of care for millions of Americans, preserve personal protective equipment, and facilitate social distancing. But that does not mean that telehealth will be embraced by patients and providers in the long run.
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China
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China in 2050, Using Mobile Tools to Track COVID-19, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 31, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the future of U.S.-China competition, privacy concerns surrounding mobile tools used to track COVID-19, how telemedicine can help patients access specialized care, and more.
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Patient-Centered Care
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Patients Should Have a Role in Deciding the Value of Medicines
Thomas W. Concannon @tconcannon, Lori Frank @LoriBethFrank
Jul 10, 2020
STAT
Patients, their family members, and the general public have historically been excluded from contributing to health care value assessment models. But methods for including patient voices in research are far less complicated or demanding than some researchers believe they will be.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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A Message from Our President and CEO, America's Wealth Gap, Disinformation: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 5, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on doing more to address systemic inequalities and structural racism, paying the bills during COVID-19, America's growing wealth gap, and more.
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Health Care Technology
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Innovations During COVID-19: Silver Lining or Threat to Patient Safety?
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Carl Berdahl
Jun 1, 2020
The RAND Blog
We still don't know what works best to treat COVID-19. Some of the ideas and innovations are outstanding, but they are, so far, untested. There is an urgent need to evaluate ongoing innovations to learn what works and what doesn't, and what may have costs that are acceptable only under crisis conditions.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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What Happens When States Reopen, Truth Decay, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
May 22, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the health and economic consequences of states reopening, the dangers of Truth Decay during the coronavirus crisis, helping refugees, and more.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The COVID-19 Crisis Has Sparked Innovation and Offers Lessons We Must Not Forget
Sonja Marjanovic @SonjaCambs
Apr 1, 2020
The RAND Blog
COVID-19 has shocked the world and caught most countries unprepared, forcing them to improvise how best to protect the health of their populations. But amid all the confusion and fear, the power of individuals, organizations, and communities to think differently and to innovate shows what can be achieved when people are united by common, clear priorities and necessity.
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Europeans already spend a lot on defense, but that spending is undercut by the redundancies and inefficiencies associated with so many countries building separate forces to serve separate political ends and nurture separate defense industries. The best remedy for that could be collectivization, or at the very least significantly greater coordination.

Michael Shurkin

Senior Political Scientist

Source: RealClearWorld

Insulated from the partisan passions that sunder our politics and our society, a January 6 Commission created by Congress or the Biden administration could analyze whether this was an isolated uprising or the harbinger of more to come. It could make recommendations to prevent such attacks in the future in Washington or at statehouses throughout the country.

Brian Michael Jenkins

Senior Adviser to the RAND President

Source: Los Angeles Times

What Role Will Telehealth Play After COVID-19?

Rethinking the U.S. Approach to the World

Keeping COVID-19 Vaccines Moving, the Capitol Attack, Media Literacy: RAND Weekly Recap

Welcoming a Stronger European Defense

Overcoming Hurdles to Herd Immunity

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Lightening Body Armor

Health Care Technology

Political Violence, COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap

Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic

What Influences Quality Improvement Processes in Health Care?

The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse

College Students Need Mental Health Support

The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

What Telemedicine Needs to Succeed Beyond COVID-19

Mobile Health Surveillance Is Here to Stay, So How Do We Protect Privacy?

Summer Reading List for Congress

Moving on from Telehealth-by-Desperation: What Will Make Telehealth Stick

China in 2050, Using Mobile Tools to Track COVID-19, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

Patients Should Have a Role in Deciding the Value of Medicines

A Message from Our President and CEO, America's Wealth Gap, Disinformation: RAND Weekly Recap

Innovations During COVID-19: Silver Lining or Threat to Patient Safety?

What Happens When States Reopen, Truth Decay, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

The COVID-19 Crisis Has Sparked Innovation and Offers Lessons We Must Not Forget

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