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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Resources: Financial Management Programming Evaluation

The authors examined how the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has programmed its resources, focusing on the reasons for changes over time and the results of the changes.

Jun 8, 2022

David Luckey, David Stebbins, Sarah W. Denton, Elena Wicker, Stephanie Anne Pillion, Alice Shih
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

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
Journal Article

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

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

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

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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal Article

Examining the Course of Transitions from Hospital to Home-Based Palliative Care: A Mixed Methods Study

Mixed methods study of transitions from hospital to home for palliative care/hospice.

Jun 1, 2022

Stephanie Saunders, Marianne Weiss, Chris Meaney, Tieghan Killackey, Jaymie Varenbut, Emily Lovrics, Natalie Ernecoff, Amy T. Hsu, Maya Stern, Ramona Mahtani, Kirsten Wentlandt, Sarina R. Isenberg
Journal Article

Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease

In interviews with clinicians, they expressed barriers to delivering chronic kidney disease care. To address barriers, clinicians outlined intervention points, such as building models, and structural triggers to identify patients who may be appropriate for palliative care.

Jun 1, 2022

Natalie Ernecoff, Lindsay F. Bell, Robert Arnold, Christopher M. Shea, Galen E. Switzer, Manisha Jhamb, Jane O. Schell, Dio Kavalieratos

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