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Development and Evaluation of Candidate Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements: Findings from the National Beta Test (Volume 2: Background and Methods)

This report, part of a series, describes patient assessment data elements developed and tested by RAND on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services to comply with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.

Nov 15, 2019

Maria Orlando Edelen, Anthony Rodriguez, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Emily K. Chen, Catherine C. Cohen, Sarah Dalton, Jason Michel Etchegaray, Wenjing Huang, Brenda Karkos, David J. Klein, Jaime Madrigano, Monique Martineau, Terry Moore, Patrick Orr, Jessica Phillips, Ben Schalet, Victoria Shier, Susan M. Paddock, Denis Agniel
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Development and Evaluation of Candidate Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements: Findings from the National Beta Test (Volume 5: Mental Status and Pain)

This report, part of a series, describes patient assessment data elements developed and tested by RAND on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services to comply with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.

Nov 15, 2019

Maria Orlando Edelen, Anthony Rodriguez, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Emily K. Chen, Catherine C. Cohen, Sarah Dalton, Jason Michel Etchegaray, Wenjing Huang, Brenda Karkos, David J. Klein, Jaime Madrigano, Monique Martineau, Terry Moore, Patrick Orr, Jessica Phillips, Ben Schalet, Victoria Shier, Susan M. Paddock, Denis Agniel
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Early Assistance from Potentially Responsible Parties After Human-Made Disasters

The authors explore cases in which potentially responsible parties offered early assistance to those affected by human-made disasters. They also examine the benefits and drawbacks of such assistance and describe options for encouraging this behavior.

Nov 14, 2019

Nicholas M. Pace, Lloyd Dixon
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Report

2017 U.S. Air Force Community Feedback Tool: Key Results Report for Air Force Headquarters

This report presents results from a self-reported needs assessment of airmen, spouses of airmen, and Air Force civilian employees intended to help leadership and service providers better address the major challenges that community members are facing.

Nov 14, 2019

Carra S. Sims, Laura L. Miller, Thomas E. Trail, Dulani Woods, Aaron Kofner, Carolyn M. Rutter, Marek N. Posard, Owen Hall, Meredith Kleykamp
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Special Operations

How can the success (or failure) of Army special operations missions be assessed? The authors develop a methodology for doing so and illustrate the process through a fictional scenario.

Nov 13, 2019

Linda Robinson, Daniel Egel, Ryan Andrew Brown
Tool

Fighting Disinformation Online: A Database of Web Tools

The tools in this database were created by nonprofits and civil society organizations to help information consumers, researchers, and journalists navigate today's challenging information environment.

Nov 12, 2019

Jennifer Kavanagh, Hilary Reininger, Norah Griffin
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Reuse of health data by the European pharmaceutical industry: Current practice and implications for the future

Health data is re-used for a variety of reasons by pharmaceutical companies across the R&D pathway. RAND Europe suggests seven ways which might help create a sustainable ecosystem in which health data is reused effectively.

Nov 12, 2019

Lucy Hocking, Sarah Parks, Marlene Altenhofer, Salil Gunashekar
Journal Article

Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty: Climate Change and Infrastructure Management

This chapter very briefly addresses issues and approaches to decision making on adaptation to climate change.

Nov 12, 2019

Kelly Klima, W. Tad Pfeffer, Joel B. Smith, Kristie L. Ebi
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Research-Portfolio Performance Metrics: Rapid Review

Researchers reviewed metrics for evaluating research portfolios used by medical research organizations and appraised their characteristics. Organizations can use their results to help select, develop, and revise metrics for research portfolios.

Nov 12, 2019

Marjory S. Blumenthal, Jirka Taylor, Erin N. Leidy, Brent Anderson, Diana Gehlhaus Carew, John Bordeaux, Michael G. Shanley
Research Brief

Research Brief

Evolving the Practice of Evaluating Research-Portfolios

Researchers appraised metrics that medical research entities use to evaluate research portfolios. The work can help organizations select, develop, and revise metrics for their portfolios. This brief summarizes the findings and recommendations.

Nov 12, 2019

Marjory S. Blumenthal, Jirka Taylor, Erin N. Leidy, Brent Anderson, Diana Gehlhaus Carew, John Bordeaux, Michael G. Shanley
Research Brief

The American Working Conditions Survey Finds That Nearly Half of Retirees Would Return to Work

According to the American Working Conditions Survey, more older workers report having meaningful work compared with their prime-age counterparts, and nearly half of retirees would return to work under the right conditions.

Nov 12, 2019

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter, Jeffrey B. Wenger
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Assessing the Preparedness of the Australian Health Care System Infrastructure for an Alzheimer's Disease-Modifying Therapy

This report assesses the magnitude of the potential health system challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease in Australia, given the hypothetical availability of a disease-modifying therapy.

Nov 11, 2019

Sangita M. Baxi, Federico Girosi, Jodi L. Liu
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Sharing and Integrating HIV Client Data Across Provider Organizations to Improve Service Coordination: A Toolkit

The authors share lessons learned from a project involving data integration across two federal programs. The goal of this toolkit is to demystify the integration process and help others share data and coordinate services across providers.

Nov 7, 2019

Vivian L. Towe, Clare Stevens, Shira H. Fischer
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Gender Differences in Response to Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review

If men and women respond differently to treatments for alcohol use disorder, this would be important to consider in treatment selection. The authors of this systematic review sought to synthesize evidence for gender differences in treatment effects.

Nov 6, 2019

Sydne Newberry, Marika Booth, Carolyn M. Rutter, Eric Apaydin, Gina Karimi, Roberta M. Shanman, Aneesa Motala, Margaret A. Maglione, Susanne Hempel
Journal Article

Journal Article

Growth and Distribution of Child Psychiatrists in the United States: 2007–2016

Despite the increased ratio of child psychiatrists per children over the past decade, a shortage remains, particularly in places with lower levels of income and education.

Nov 6, 2019

Ryan K. McBain, Aaron Kofner, Bradley D. Stein, Jonathan Cantor, William B. Vogt, Hao Yu
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An Implementation and Impact Evaluation of From Coverage to Care

The authors present their analysis of From Coverage to Care's effectiveness in meeting its goals of helping consumers understand their health insurance and connect to care and supporting organizations as they aid consumers in this process.

Nov 5, 2019

Thomas W. Concannon, Laurie T. Martin, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Emily Hoch, Justin Lee, Jill E. Luoto, PhuongGiang Nguyen, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Chuck Stelzner, Carolyn M. Rutter, Daniel A. Waxman
Journal Article

Journal Article

Disaster Risk Reduction Is Not 'Everyone's Business': Evidence from Three Countries

The author examines disaster risk reduction (DRR) by answering the following questions: Who are the main types of actors involved in DRR in different countries, how do they work together, and how much variation is there between countries?

Nov 5, 2019

Aaron Clark-Ginsberg
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The economic benefits of a more physically active population: An international analysis

A study to examine the economic benefits of getting people to be more physically active by using a multi-country computational general equilibrium (CGE) macroeconomic model.

Nov 5, 2019

Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, William D. Phillips, Jack Pollard, Advait Deshpande, Michael Whitmore, Francois Millard, Shaun Subel, Christian Van Stolk
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Understanding Russia's Intervention in Syria

Russia's 2015 military intervention in Syria's civil war took many by surprise. The authors of this report assess where and under what conditions Moscow could intervene again by analyzing the factors that drive Russian decisionmaking on intervention.

Oct 31, 2019

Samuel Charap, Elina Treyger, Edward Geist
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Report

Optimizing Army Medical Materiel Strategy

This report describes how the U.S. Army can optimize its medical materiel strategies for efficient medical equipping readiness.

Oct 30, 2019

Adam C. Resnick, Kathryn Connor, Anna Jean Wirth, Eric DuBois

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