Skip to page content

Published Research

We disseminate the results of our work as broadly as possible to benefit the public good. Explore more than 25,000 RAND publications, most of which are available as free eBook downloads, dating back to 1946.

All Time
All Topics
All Series

filter by author or keyword

Advanced Search

Journal Article

A Comparison of the Injury Severity Score and the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model

We compared the performance of the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model with the Injury Severity Score and other measures of injury severity in a single cohort of patients.

Jan 28, 2021

Alan Cook, Jo Weddle, Susan P Baker, David W. Hosmer, Laurent G. Glance, Lee S. Friedman, Turner M. Osler
Journal Article

Ranking Trauma Center Quality: Can Past Performance Predict Future Performance?

This article explores whether trauma center quality metrics based on historical data can reliably predict future trauma center performance.

Jan 28, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Dana B. Mukamel, Turner M. Osler, Andrew W. Dick
Journal Article

Trauma Care Does Not Discriminate: The Association of Race and Health Insurance with Mortality Following Traumatic Injury

Using data from a sample of patients admitted to hospitals for traumatic injury, this article examines the effects of race and insurance coverage on mortality using two logistic regression models, for patients younger and older than 65 years.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Wenjun Li, Jeffery S. Buzas, Megan L. Wetzel, David W. Hosmer
Journal Article

Survival Rates in Trauma Patients Following Health Care Reform in Massachusetts

This article examines the effect of Massachusetts health care reform on survival rates of injured patients.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Wenjun Li, Jeffery S. Buzas, David W. Hosmer
Journal Article

A Trauma Mortality Prediction Model Based on the ICD-10-CM Lexicon: TMPM-ICD10

The authors constructed an outcome prediction model using only ICD-10-CM acute injury codes and compared its performance with that of the injury severity score.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Alan Cook, Jeffery S. Buzas, David W. Hosmer
Journal Article

Impact of Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Risk-adjusted Surgical Readmission Rates

This article assesses whether differences in readmission rates between safety-net hospitals (SNH) and non-SNHs are due to differences in hospital quality, and compares the results of hospital profiling with and without adjusting for socioeconomic status.

Jan 28, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Arthur L. Kellermann, Turner M. Osler, Yue Li, Wenjun Li, Andrew W. Dick
Journal Article

Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalties on Hip and Knee Replacement Readmissions: Comparison of Hospitals at Risk of Varying Penalty Amounts

We examined whether hospitals at risk of relatively large penalties from this expansion experienced greater declines in joint replacement readmissions compared with hospitals at risk of smaller penalties.

Jan 28, 2021

Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Brian E. McGarry, Laurent G. Glance, Meiling Ying, Benjamin F. Ricciardi, Xueya Cai, Yue Li
Report

The Demand for Responsiveness in Past U.S. Military Operations

The Department of Defense argues that it must maintain a high level of readiness across the joint force to remain highly responsive. The author conducts a historical analysis to identify the demand for responsiveness in past U.S. military operations.

Jan 28, 2021

Stacie L. Pettyjohn
Report

Technology Innovation and the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis: Volume 1, Findings and Recommendations

There is growing demand for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System to analyze sensor data. The authors assessed how new tools and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, can help meet these demands.

Jan 27, 2021

Lance Menthe, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Abbie Tingstad, Sherrill Lingel, Edward Geist, Donald Brunk, Amanda Wicker, Sarah Soliman, Balys Gintautas, Anne Stickells, Amado Cordova
Report

Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigations Research Pilot Program

This report provides preliminary findings on the Aerial Investigations Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrew R. Morral, Terry L. Schell, Brandon Crosby, Rosanna Smart, Rose Kerber, Justin Lee
Report

Do Teachers Perceive That Their Main Instructional Materials Meet English Learners' Needs? Key Findings from the 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey

In this Data Note, researchers draw on data from the spring 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey to examine teachers' perceptions of how their main materials meet the needs of English learners.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrea Prado Tuma, Sy Doan, Rebecca Ann Lawrence
Report

Technology Innovation and the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis: Volume 2, Technical Analysis and Supporting Material

The authors recommend tools, technologies, and processes to address the growing demand for Air Force Distributed Common Ground System support as it relates to intelligence squadrons within the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.

Jan 27, 2021

Lance Menthe, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Abbie Tingstad, Sherrill Lingel, Edward Geist, Donald Brunk, Amanda Wicker, Sarah Soliman, Balys Gintautas, Anne Stickells, Amado Cordova
Journal Article

Impact of Obesity on Mortality and Complications in Trauma Patients

This article examines the association between obesity and outcomes in injured patients.

Jan 27, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Yue Li, Turner M. Osler, Dana B. Mukamel, Andrew W. Dick
Brochure

Spotlight 2020–2021

Spotlight 2020-2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a turbulent year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.

Jan 26, 2021
Journal Article

Illicit Synthetic Opioid Consumption in Asia and the Pacific: Assessing the Risks of a Potential Outbreak

While many illegally manufactured potent synthetic opioids (IMPSO) are produced in Asia, there is little evidence they have entered markets there. We consider the susceptibility to IMPSO's encroachment in markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

Jan 26, 2021

Jirka Taylor, Bryce Pardo, Shann Hulme, Jennifer Bouey, Victoria A. Greenfield, Sheldon Zhang, Beau Kilmer
Journal Article

Do Supply-Side Forces Explain Geographic Variation in Health Care Use?

We provide new evidence on causal factors behind geographic variation in health care utilization by examining changes in health care use for the near-elderly as they transition from being uninsured into Medicare.

Jan 26, 2021

Matthew R. Rosengart, Robert Kaestner, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

Education and Health Over the Life Cycle

We extend the Grossman (1972) model of the demand for health and use it to analyze the effect of education on health at different ages.

Jan 26, 2021

Robert Kaestner, Cuiping Schiman, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

The Effect of Large-scale Performance-Based Funding in Higher Education

We analyze the effect of large-scale, high-stakes performance funding programs in Ohio and Tennessee. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy along with a synthetic control approach, we find no evidence that these programs improve key academic outcomes.

Jan 26, 2021

Jason M. Ward, Ben Ost
Journal Article

The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States.

Jan 26, 2021

Theodore J. Joyce, Robert Kaestner, Jason M. Ward
Journal Article

Drivers of Differential Views of Health Equity in the U.S.: Is the U.S. Ready to Make Progress? Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes

This study uses data from a nationally representative sample of American adults to examine the factors that people think drive health outcomes and their beliefs about the importance of health equity.

Jan 26, 2021

Vivian L. Towe, Linnea Warren May, Wenjing Huang, Laurie T. Martin, Katherine Grace Carman, Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra

Previous
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Next

Featured Publications