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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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Gender Equity in the Workplace
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The Link Between Workplace Diversity and the Gender Pay Gap
Christopher M. Whaley @cm_whaley, Anupam B. Jena
Aug 15, 2020
USA Today
Many factors explain the gender earnings gap, including workplace biases, differences in how credit is attributed, and differences in how men and women negotiate. But another factor could influence the pay women receive: the number of men in their workplace.
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Medical Professionals
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Looking After Those Who Look After Us—How COVID-19 May Affect NHS Staff
Christian Van Stolk
Apr 15, 2020
The RAND Blog
COVID-19 may leave a long legacy of poor health and well-being in the National Health Service workforce. This could affect quality of care and the financial performance of the system. We need to ensure that NHS organizations provide significant support for health care workers.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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COVID-19's Effects on Mental Health, Food Access, and Education: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 3, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 and mental health, food security challenges during the pandemic, supporting children while schools are closed, and more.
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Medical Professionals
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Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May Be Looming
Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Carrie M. Farmer @carriefarmer, Mahshid Abir
Apr 1, 2020
The RAND Blog
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers' mental health could be significant and may weaken the health care system's ability to resolve the crisis and survive over the long term. Interventions to promote psychological well-being should be implemented now.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies: Q&A with RAND Experts
Mar 5, 2020
Cases of the coronavirus have now spread to several dozens of countries, infecting thousands and thousands of people across the globe. With concerns about the disease rising, we asked a group of RAND researchers to answer a wide range of questions about the crisis.
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Workplace Violence
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Is Training for NHS Staff to Manage Workplace Violence Effective?
Brandi Leach, Michael Whitmore
Sep 4, 2019
Nursing Times
Going to work should not mean being subjected to physical or verbal assault, but this is the reality faced by thousands of frontline NHS staff. De-escalation training may help staff manage patient violence and aggression, but there is not enough research about what works in specific healthcare contexts.
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Patient Experience
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A New Way to Capture the Patient Experience
May 2, 2019
Researchers have developed a more effective and reliable way for patients to provide narrative feedback about the care they receive. When the right questions are asked, patients' answers can help health care providers better understand the patient experience and learn how they could improve.
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Mental Health Treatment
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How a New Tool Could Help Mental Health Providers Deliver More Effective Care
Kimberly A. Hepner @KimberlyHepner, Terri Tanielian @TerriTanielian, David M. Adamson
Mar 1, 2019
The RAND Blog
The mental health workforce needs the proper tools to meet the needs of the communities it serves. A key element of this is high-quality training in how to deliver evidence-based treatments. RAND developed a new tool designed to assess how well a specific training aligns with the most critical features of effective training.
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Nurses and Nursing
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On Nurse Staffing Ballot Measure, Massachusetts Voters Should Look to Evidence from California
Mahshid Abir, Jason E. Goldstick, Rosalie Malsberger, Claude Messan Setodji
Nov 2, 2018
Health Affairs Blog
Massachusetts residents will soon vote on the Patient Safety Act, a mandate to increase nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care facilities. Evaluating existing data on the impact of a similar nurse staffing law implemented in California in 2004 may help inform voters as they head to the polls.
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Health Care Quality Measurement
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Getting Doctors to Make Better Decisions Will Take More than Money and Nudges
Yusuke Tsugawa, John N. Mafi
Jun 21, 2018
Harvard Business Review
While monetary incentives and behavioral nudges both have their strengths, neither is enough to reliably change clinician behavior and improve quality of care. Organizational culture provides another important lens to understand why clinicians are practicing in a certain way and to put forth more comprehensive, long-term solutions.
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Physicians
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When RAND Applied Weapons Research to Health Care Delivery
Nov 1, 2017
In the 1970s, it was assumed that new physicians wouldn't set up practice in America's small towns. RAND economists used software originally designed to estimate damages from a nuclear bomb to calculate the effects of placing doctors in specific locations.
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Community Health and Well-Being
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Should the Definition of Health Include a Measure of Tolerance?
Robert H. Brook
Feb 15, 2017
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Involving the medical community in helping to measure and increase tolerance could help make individuals and communities healthier. Since hate is both deadly and contagious, now is the time to engage the medical profession in eradicating it.
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Electronic Pharmaceutical Prescriptions
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Responsible e-Prescribing Needs e-Discontinuation
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Adam J. Rose
Feb 7, 2017
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Implementation of electronic prescribing has been a big success in health information technology. But most e-prescribing systems don't allow electronic cancellation of orders. Adding this feature could help reduce medication errors.
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Public Health
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What If Being a Leader in Public Health Is About More Than Just Health?
Linnea Warren May @LinneaKWMay, Jennifer Sloan
Nov 17, 2016
The RAND Blog
Public health leaders should be able to articulate the business case for their work and should have the skills to work with others outside the health sector. Schools could help by preparing students to think beyond the traditional boundaries of public health.
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Primary Care
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Can a Nurse Practitioner Replace a Physician?
John N. Mafi, Bruce E. Landon
Jul 22, 2016
Slate
The VA is considering expanding the role of nurse practitioners in order to provide veterans timely access to primary-care services. Research has shown that nurse practitioners working in collaborative settings can provide high-quality care.
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Medical Professionals

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

The Link Between Workplace Diversity and the Gender Pay Gap

Looking After Those Who Look After Us—How COVID-19 May Affect NHS Staff

COVID-19's Effects on Mental Health, Food Access, and Education: RAND Weekly Recap

Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May Be Looming

Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies: Q&A with RAND Experts

Is Training for NHS Staff to Manage Workplace Violence Effective?

A New Way to Capture the Patient Experience

How a New Tool Could Help Mental Health Providers Deliver More Effective Care

On Nurse Staffing Ballot Measure, Massachusetts Voters Should Look to Evidence from California

Getting Doctors to Make Better Decisions Will Take More than Money and Nudges

When RAND Applied Weapons Research to Health Care Delivery

Should the Definition of Health Include a Measure of Tolerance?

Responsible e-Prescribing Needs e-Discontinuation

What If Being a Leader in Public Health Is About More Than Just Health?

Can a Nurse Practitioner Replace a Physician?

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