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Military Behavioral Health Staff Perspectives on Telehealth Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Military Health System (MHS) to increase telehealth delivery of behavioral health care. MHS behavioral health staff shared their experiences with telehealth during this period and perspectives on its continued use.

Dec 3, 2021

Kimberly A. Hepner, Jessica L. Sousa, Justin Hummer, Harold Alan Pincus, Ryan Andrew Brown
Journal Article

A Rapid Evidence Assessment Exploring Whether Antimicrobial Resistance Complicates Non-Infectious Health Conditions and Healthcare Services, 2010–20

This study explored what impact AMR is currently having on non-communicable health conditions, or areas of health services, via a rapid evidence assessment of 101 studies.

Dec 3, 2021

Lucy Hocking, Gemma-Claire Ali, Camilla d'Angelo, Advait Deshpande, Cagla Stevenson, Mann Virdee, Susan Guthrie
Report

The Rise of Standards-Aligned Materials for English Language Arts and Math Instruction: Findings from the American Instructional Resources Survey

Experts from the RAND Corporation and EdReports share new data from a national teacher survey during this one-hour webinar on some factors that may be leading to increases in use of standards-aligned instructional materials across the United States.

Dec 2, 2021

Julia H. Kaufman, Sy Doan, Eric Hirsch
Report

The Online Extremist Ecosystem: Its Evolution and a Framework for Separating Extreme from Mainstream

The authors describe white supremacists' and other extremists' use of the internet and introduce a framework for internet users to categorize virtual platforms and understand their potential to encounter extreme content online.

Dec 2, 2021

Heather J. Williams, Alexandra T. Evans, Jamie Ryan, Erik E. Mueller, Bryce Downing
Report

New York State 1115 Demonstration Independent Evaluation: Interim Report

This report examines whether two components of New York State's Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver—the Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) program and the 12-month continuous eligibility policy—have achieved their goals.

Dec 2, 2021

Harry H. Liu, Andrew W. Dick, Nabeel Qureshi, Sangita M. Baxi, Katherine J. Roberts, J. Scott Ashwood, Laura A. Guerra, Teague Ruder, Regina A. Shih
Report

A Guide to Extreme Competition with China

The U.S.-China competitive dynamic is at a critical crossroads. Policymakers can benefit from a new framework for thinking about this challenge and realistic and actionable recommendations that are sensitive to the limits of U.S. competitiveness.

Dec 1, 2021

Christopher Paul, James Dobbins, Scott W. Harold, Howard J. Shatz, Rand Waltzman, Lauren Skrabala
Journal Article

Making Outcome-Based Payment a Reality in the NHS: Phase 2: Practical Considerations

This study examines implementing an outcome-based payment model in the NHS, the quality and completeness of data on patient outcomes, implications for collecting such data, and establishing steps for the implementation of a pilot OBP scheme.

Dec 1, 2021

Amanda Cole, Patricia Cubi-Molla, Rachel Elliott , Alexandra Feast, Lucy Hocking, Paula Lorgelly, Katherine Payne, Niels Peek, Duncan Sim, Jon Sussex, Kyann Zhang, Lotte Steuten
Journal Article

Assessment of Electronic Health Records for Infectious Disease Surveillance: Final Mapping Exercise Report

The objective of the project is to investigate the current status of EHR systems in the EU and European Economic Area and the potential capacity for the use of these data for surveillance of infectious diseases within ECDC's remit.

Dec 1, 2021

Brandi Leach, Sarah Parkinson, Camilla d'Angelo, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Adam Bertscher, Katherine I. Morley
Journal Article

What If Health Care Worked Like Everything Else?

Editorial on peer-reviewed paper on WhatsApp use between PCPs and specialists by Israel army physicians.

Dec 1, 2021

Shira H. Fischer
Journal Article

Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Health Care: Telehealth in 2021

Book chapter reviewing the current state of telehealth use.

Dec 1, 2021

Shira H. Fischer, Li Zhou
Report

The Origin and Evolution of the RAND Corporation's Terrorism Databases: Defining and Building a New Field of Knowledge

Two pioneers in terrorism research recount their experiences, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned, exploring the evolution of databases about terrorist incidents, groups, individual attributes, and mindsets, with eyes on what might be next.

Nov 30, 2021

Brian Michael Jenkins, David Ronfeldt
Journal Article

Movement Behaviors Associated with Mental Health Among US Military Service Members

We analyzed data from active component service members in the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey. Findings can help inform behavior change interventions to improve psychological fitness and military readiness.

Nov 30, 2021

Lilian Perez, Lu Dong, Robin L. Beckman, Sarah O. Meadows
Report

Addressing Anti-Asian Racism in the Era of COVID-19: Next Steps for a Research Agenda

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have faced a wave of anti-Asian racism and hate incidents. The authors assess knowledge gaps around such racism and associated acts of violence and propose possible solutions to address it.

Nov 30, 2021

Lu Dong, Jennifer Bouey, Douglas Yeung, Peggy G. Chen, Priya Gandhi
Report

Building Military Coalitions: Lessons from U.S. Experience

This report describes factors that seem to be associated with U.S. decisions to use coalitions for military interventions, factors that drive partner states to join such coalitions, and factors that shape the success of military coalitions.

Nov 30, 2021

Jennifer Kavanagh, Samuel Absher, Nathan Chandler, Ariane M. Tabatabai, Jeffrey Martini, Sebastian Joon Bae, Hannah Jane Byrne, Michael Shurkin
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Gun Policy Expert-Opinion Tool: Comparing Insights on the Potential Effects of Policy Changes

Part of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, this tool allows users to explore how different combinations of gun policies might affect various outcomes in each state and nationally. The results are based on a survey of gun policy experts.

Nov 30, 2021
Report

The Magnitude and Sources of Disagreement Among Gun Policy Experts: Second Edition

This report describes combined results from two fieldings of a survey of gun policy experts designed to identify areas of agreement and whether disagreements stem from assumptions about the policies' effects or from differences in policy objectives.

Nov 30, 2021

Rosanna Smart, Andrew R. Morral, Terry L. Schell
Brochure

Immigration Policy and Border Security

A collection of RAND's interdisciplinary work on immigration and on managing the U.S. border.

Nov 30, 2021
Brochure

Cybersecurity

This brochure describes RAND Corporation research and analysis in this area, with examples from such diverse areas as organizational planning and implementation and cybersecurity workforce recruitment, retention, and management.

Nov 30, 2021
Report

Forecasting Religious Affiliation in the United States Army

The author compares U.S. demographic trends in religious affiliation with those of the U.S. Army to help the U.S. Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains anticipate how the religious needs of the population it serves might change.

Nov 29, 2021

Melissa Haller
Report

Stabilizing Great-Power Rivalries

Leveraging theory and historical cases, the authors identify the factors that keep great-power rivalries stable and those that lead to conflictual outcomes and use that framework to assess the current U.S.-Russia and U.S.-China competitions.

Nov 29, 2021

Michael J. Mazarr, Samuel Charap, Abigail Casey, Irina A. Chindea, Christian Curriden, Alyssa Demus, Bryan Frederick, Arthur Chan, John P. Godges, Eugeniu Han, Timothy R. Heath, Logan Ma, Elina Treyger, Teddy Ulin, Ali Wyne

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