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Experiences of Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative

This mixed-methods study followed 45 health centers serving low-income populations for 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers investigated changes in telehealth utilization and health center staff experiences with implementation.

Mar 14, 2022

Lori Uscher-Pines, Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones, Abbie Lee, Jessica L. Sousa, Colleen M. McCullough, Sarita Lee, Monique Martineau, Zachary Predmore, Christopher M. Whaley, Allison J. Ober
Dissertation

To Disclose, or Not to Disclose, That Is the Question: A Methods-Based Approach for Examining & Improving the US Government's Vulnerabilities Equities Process

Analyzes the current Vulnerabilities Equities Process through a mixed methods approach.

Mar 11, 2022

Lindsey Polley
Periodical

RAND Review: March-April 2022

The cover story describes a yearlong study of a group of military veterans experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Other features examine the global digital skills gap and the magnitude and sources of disagreement among gun policy experts.

Mar 10, 2022
Testimony

Observed Impacts, Future Risks, and Adaptation Solutions: Highlights from the Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report

Testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy on March 10, 2022.

Mar 10, 2022

Robert J. Lempert
Report

Cyber Mission Thread Analysis: A Prototype Framework for Assessing Impact to Missions from Cyber Attacks to Weapon Systems

A decision to mitigate or accept a risk from a cyber attack to a weapon system depends on the operational mission impact. This proposed method for assessing mission impact is at once comprehensive and simple enough to scale across the U.S. Air Force.

Mar 10, 2022

Don Snyder, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Bernard Fox, Myron Hura, Mahyar A. Amouzegar, Lauren Kendrick
Report

Cyber Mission Thread Analysis: An Implementation Guide for Process Planning and Execution

Cyber mission thread analysis, which identifies mission-critical systems in a cyber threat environment, requires a disciplined, well-planned process for its execution. This report provides a proposed guide for its planning and implementation.

Mar 10, 2022

Lauren A. Mayer, Don Snyder, Guy Weichenberg, Danielle C. Tarraf, Jonathan W. Welburn, Suzanne Genc, Myron Hura, Bernard Fox
Report

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's Fall 2020 WhyWeRise Mental Health Campaign and WeRise 2021

This campaign focuses on prevention of and early intervention for mental health challenges. Surveys suggest that the fall 2020 and spring 2021 efforts reached a diverse group of county residents and boosted awareness of mental health resources.

Mar 10, 2022

Rebecca L. Collins, Nicole K. Eberhart, Ingrid Estrada-Darley, Elizabeth Roth
Journal Article

It's Getting Harder to Do: Countering Terrorist Use of the Internet

Terrorists continue to use the Internet to plan, train, recruit, and execute terrorist attacks. This book chapter examines how terrorist Internet use has changed over time and new social media platforms make terrorism investigations harder to do.

Mar 9, 2022

Daniel Gonzales
Journal Article

Barred from Employment: More Than Half of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Had a Criminal History of Arrest

We investigate what portion of the pool of unemployed men in the United States have been arrested, convicted, or incarcerated by age 35.

Mar 9, 2022

Shawn D. Bushway, Irineo Cabreros, Jessica Paige, Daniel Schwam, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Multimedia

Press Briefing on U.S. Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Policies and Procedures

Researchers from the RAND Corporation brief the press on an independent RAND assessment of U.S. Department of Defense standards, processes, procedures, and policies relating to civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military operations.

Mar 8, 2022

Michael J. McNerney, Gabrielle Tarini, Jeffrey Hiday
Journal Article

Standardized Assessment of Depression Symptoms in Post-Acute Care: A Screening Threshold Approach

The present study tested a gateway version of a depression screening protocol (PHQ-2 to 9). Findings suggest the feasibility of a gateway scoring approach to standardized assessment of depression symptoms among PAC patients.

Mar 8, 2022

Daniel Siconolfi, Maria Orlando Edelen, Tara L. McMullen, Steven C. Martino, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Emily K. Chen, Sarah Dalton, Susan M. Paddock, Anthony Rodriguez, Debra Saliba, Stella Mandl, Teresa Mota
Journal Article

Lessons Learned Recruiting and Retaining Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals in Digital Trials

We collaborated to share lessons learned from our experiences recruiting and retaining pregnant and postpartum individuals in digital trials of social and behavioral interventions.

Mar 8, 2022

Amanda Parks, Jennifer Duffecy, Jennifer E. McCabe, Rachel Blankstein Breman, Jeannette Milgrom, Yafit Hirshler, Alan W. Gemmill, Jennifer Felder, Lori Uscher-Pines
Journal Article

Executive Summary of the Study Into Measures to Prevent Terrorist Attacks with Vehicles and Mitigate the Impacts Thereof

This study examines the measures to prevent terrorist attacks with vehicles to improve the evidence on attacks that have occurred since 2013 and understand what measures could be employed to prevent or mitigate such attacks in the future.

Mar 8, 2022

Sarah Grand-Clement, Victoria Jordan, Pauline Paillé, Theodora Ogden, Ruth Harris
Report

Assessing the Effectiveness of Future Concepts in the U.S. Air Force: Application to Future Logistics Concepts

RAND researchers present a Future Logistics Concept Assessment Framework, which is a disciplined, systematic way to assess proposed future logistics concepts to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy.

Mar 7, 2022

Don Snyder, Kristin F. Lynch, Alexis A. Blanc, Jonathan L. Brosmer, John G. Drew, Kyle Haak, Myron Hura, Daniel Ish, Kelly Klima, Fabian Villalobos
Report

Competition and Restraint in Cyberspace: The Role of International Norms in Promoting U.S. Cybersecurity

The authors discuss the need and potential for norms constraining cyber aggression. They review the history of cyber norms and the current policies surrounding them and propose a renewed agenda for the United States to encourage their development.

Mar 4, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr, Bryan Frederick, Emily Ellinger, Benjamin Boudreaux
Journal Article

Do Financial Incentives Affect Utilization for Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries?

We find that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with chronic conditions respond to changes in copays, although these responses are small. Reductions in copays lead to reduced use of specialists, suggesting that lowering copays could be a way to reduce specialist care.

Mar 4, 2022

Christine Buttorff, Federico Girosi, Julie Lai, Erin Audrey Taylor, Sarah E. Lewis, Sai Ma, Christine Eibner
Journal Article

Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis-Involved Pregnancy Hospitalizations in Colorado

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the association between presence of recreational cannabis dispensaries and prevalence of cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Torri D. Metz, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

Changes in Emergency Department Encounters for Vomiting After Cannabis Legalization in Colorado

The findings of this study suggest that cannabis legalization in Colorado is associated with an increase in annual vomiting-related health care encounters with regard to exposure to these markets.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

Comparison of Hospital Claims and Poison Center Data to Evaluate Health Impact of Opioids, Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids

This study demonstrates the differences in surveillance methodology for concurrent drug abuse epidemics using hospital claims and PC data. Both systems provide incomplete reports, but in combination can provide a more complete picture.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Gregory J. Tung, Shireen Banerji, Richard C. Dart, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

APCDs Can Provide Important Insights for Surveilling the Opioid Epidemic, With Caveats

We compared Colorado's all-payer claims databases with other state-level databases, using analyses comparing quarterly rates of opioid-involved inpatient and emergency department visits and rates of 30-day opioid fills.

Mar 4, 2022

Christine Buttorff, George Sam Wang, Asa Wilks, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Daniel Schwam

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