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Spread Tools: A Systematic Review of Components, Uptake, and Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Toolkits
The objective was to conduct a systematic review of toolkit evaluations intended to spread interventions to improve healthcare quality. We aimed to determine the components, uptake, and effectiveness of publicly available toolkits.
Jun 7, 2022
Susanne Hempel, Claire E. O'Hanlon, Yee-Wei Lim, Marjorie Danz, Jody Larkin, Lisa V. Rubenstein
Report
Mapping White Identity Terrorism and Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism: A Social Network Analysis of Online Activity
The authors reviewed literature on racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE), analyzed social media data from six platforms, and created a global network map to better understand how to inform counter-REMVE strategies online.
Jun 7, 2022
Heather J. Williams, Luke J. Matthews, Pauline Moore, Matthew A. DeNardo, James V. Marrone, Brian A. Jackson, William Marcellino, Todd C. Helmus
Report
Expanding Insurance Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants in Connecticut
Using the RAND Corporation's COMPARE microsimulation model, the authors estimate the impacts of expanding health insurance coverage for ineligible immigrants on enrollment, premiums, state spending, and hospital spending on uncompensated care.
Jun 7, 2022
Preethi Rao, Federico Girosi, Christine Eibner
Report
Russian Disinformation Efforts on Social Media
Although portrayals of Russia's disinformation machine as organized and well-resourced are exaggerated, social media disinformation can cause serious harm to U.S. interests. This report provides recommendations to better counter this threat.
Jun 7, 2022
Elina Treyger, Joe Cheravitch, Raphael S. Cohen
Report
How States Are Creating Conditions for Use of High-Quality Instructional Materials in K–12 Classrooms: Findings from the 2021 American Instructional Resources Survey
In this report, the authors examine adoption and use of instructional materials using survey self-reports from teachers across the United States and from a network of states that is focused on improving use of standards-aligned materials.
Jun 7, 2022
Sy Doan, Julia H. Kaufman, Ashley Woo, Andrea Prado Tuma, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Sabrina Lee
Report
Understanding and Reducing the Ability of Violent Nonstate Actors to Adapt to Change
This report summarizes research into how violent nonstate actors adapt to changes in their operational environments and provides recommendations on how the Army might anticipate such adaptations and mitigate them before they occur.
Jun 6, 2022
Michael Vasseur, Chad C. Serena, Colin P. Clarke, Irina A. Chindea, Erik E. Mueller, Nathan Vest
Report
Transportation Equity for Older Adults
This Perspective reviews and weighs solutions to the equity concerns surrounding older-adult transportation. A framework is presented for communities to explore and assess how well they are serving the transportation needs of older adults.
Jun 3, 2022
Laura Fraade-Blanar, Ryan Best, Regina A. Shih
Report
Programs for Care System Transitions in Mental Health: A Systematic Review
The authors synthesize evidence from studies of interventions that facilitate transitions between health care systems, such as the transition from the Military Health System (MHS) to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Jun 3, 2022
Eric Apaydin, Victoria Delavale, Ning Fu, Jody Larkin, Ino Chough, Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel
Multimedia
The Growing Role of Europe in Asia: Connecting the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific
Key U.S. allies in Europe have been deepening defense cooperation with regional partners in the Indo-Pacific region. A November 2021 RAND Corporation event hosted experts to discuss the growing role of Europe in Asia.
Jun 2, 2022
Ashton B. Carter, Mathieu Duchâtel, Alexandra Sakaki, Veerle Nouwens, Michito Tsuruoka, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Scott W. Harold
Tool
Mental Health Emergency Hotlines in the United States: An Evidence Inventory (2012–2021)
This tool provides summary information to policymakers and agency administrators regarding studies on mental health emergency hotlines in the United States.
Jun 2, 2022
Ryan K. McBain, Samantha Matthews, Jonathan H. Cantor, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Armenda Bialas, Nicole K. Eberhart, Joshua Breslau
Report
America's 5G Era: Balancing Big Data and Privacy
In this report, researchers discuss how the United States should seek to balance the potential gains of the era of fifth-generation wireless networks with the potential loss of privacy and of control of personal data.
Jun 2, 2022
Jennifer Brookes, James Bonomo, Timothy M. Bonds
Journal Article
State Policies and Buprenorphine Prescribing by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
This cross-sectional study used pharmacy claims to examine the association of state policies with the odds of receiving buprenorphine treatment from a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician.
Jun 2, 2022
Jordan M. Harrison, Rose Kerber, Barbara Andraka-Christou, Mark J. Sorbero, Bradley D. Stein
Report
Use of Predictive Analytic Tools to Assess Technological Emergences and Acquisition Targets
Using patent filings, the authors analyze the current position of the United States relative to China in selected technology areas of interest to the Department of the Air Force.
Jun 2, 2022
Richard Silberglitt, Anna Jean Wirth, Christopher A. Eusebi, Inez Khan, Jasmin Léveillé, Steven W. Popper
Journal Article
Conceptual Framework for Understanding Incident Management Systems During Public Health Emergencies
We present a conceptual framework of incident management drawn from expert feedback, and a review of literature on incident management and related fields.
Jun 1, 2022
Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Holly Fisher, Jalal Awan, Adriana Rico, Tracy Thomas, Dale Rose, Sara Vagi, Leecresia Jenkins, Christopher Nelson
Journal Article
Digital Technologies for Key Public Health Functions: Results of an ECDC Expert Consultation, May/June 2021
In 2019, the ECDC initiated a project to assess the impact of technical advances on its key functions. The results will serve as a source of information for ECDC and its stakeholders to prepare for and benefit from advances to improve disease surveillance, prevention and control.
Jun 1, 2022
Joe Francombe, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Tina D. Purnat, Christian Avram, Petronella Nyakundi, Luciana Muresan, Helena de Carvalho Gomes, Salil Gunashekar
Journal Article
Digital Technologies for the Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases: A Scoping Review of the Research Literature, 2015–2019
The objective of this review is to obtain an estimate of the size and nature of the literature available on digital technologies with the potential to benefit or disrupt public health functions, focusing on infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control.
Jun 1, 2022
Gemma-Claire Ali, Advait Deshpande, Joe Francombe, Evangelos Gkousis, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Salil Gunashekar, Brandi Leach, Sarah Parkinson, Helena de Carvalho Gomes
Journal Article
Labour Market and Skills Demand: Horizon Scanning and Scenarios
This study developed five qualitative scenarios of what the UK labour market may look like in the future. They focused on the construction, wholesale and retail, higher education, transport and logistics, health and social care, and energy sectors.
Jun 1, 2022
Fay Dunkerley, Michaela Bruckmayer, Lillian Flemons, Joanna Hofman, Mann Virdee, Sally Wright, Terence Hogarth
Journal Article
Opioid Use Disorder Among Clients of Community Mental Health Clinics: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Treatment Willingness
The authors examined the prevalence of co-occurring opioid use disorder and willingness to engage in treatment among clients of eight Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health outpatient clinics.
Jun 1, 2022
Allison J. Ober, Sarah B. Hunter, Colleen M. McCullough, Isabel Leamon, Michael McCreary, Ivan Beas, Alanna Montero, Derjung M. Tarn, Elizabeth Bromley, Brian Hurley, John Sheehe, Jeremy Martinez, Katherine E. Watkins
Journal Article
Evaluation of a Home-Based, Nurse Practitioner–led Advanced Illness Care Program
Evaluation of a nurse-led, home-based serious illness care program (Advanced Illness Care) at UPMC, a health system in Pittsburgh, PA.
Jun 1, 2022
Natalie Ernecoff, Stefanie C. Altieri-Dunn, Andrew Bilderback, Cindy L. Wilson, Susan Saxon, Namita Ahuja Yende, Robert Arnold, Michael Boninger
Journal Article
Serious Illness Communication Skills Training During a Global Pandemic
Description of adaptation of communication skills training to tele-training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 1, 2022
Jared Chiarchiaro, Robert Arnold, Natalie Ernecoff, Rene Claxton, Julie W. Childers, Jane O. Schell

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