RAND Health Quarterly: Vol. 9 No. 2

Table of Contents

In This Issue

• Letter from the Editor, 2021, Vol. 9, No. 2

Health Care Delivery, Quality, and Patient Safety

• Access to Medical Treatment for Injured Workers in California: Year 3 Annual Report

  by Kandice A. Kapinos, Cheryl K. Montemayor

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):1

• Development of Palliative Care Quality Measures for Outpatients in a Clinic-Based Setting: A Report on Information Gathering Activities

  by Emily K. Chen, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Kanaka Shetty, Francesca Pillemer, Jason Michel Etchegaray, Anne Walling, Alice Y. Kim, Monique Martineau, Jessica Phillips, Carrie M. Farmer, Katherine Ast

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):2

• Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program: Impacts on Health Care Utilization, Cost, and Quality

  by Joshua Breslau, Mark J. Sorbero, Daniela Kusuke, Hao Yu, Deborah M. Scharf, Nicole Schmidt Hackbarth, Harold Alan Pincus

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):3

Health Policy and Health Economics

• The Frequency and Economic Impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders for California Firefighters: Trends and Outcomes Over the Past Decade

  by Michael Dworsky, Seth A. Seabury, Nicholas Broten

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):4

• Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans Are High Relative to Medicare and Vary Widely: Findings from an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative

  by Chapin White, Christopher M. Whaley

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):5

Mental Health

• Is Mental Illness a Risk Factor for Gun Violence?

  by The RAND Corporation

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):6

• Estimating the Size of the Los Angeles County Jail Mental Health Population Appropriate for Release Into Community Services

  by Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Nicholas M. Pace, Neil Gowensmith, Ira Packer, Daniel Murrie, Alicia Virani, Bing Han, Sarah B. Hunter

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):7

Military Health

• Comparing the Army's Suicide Rate to the General U.S. Population: Identifying Suitable Characteristics, Data Sources, and Analytic Approaches

  by Beth Ann Griffin, Geoffrey E. Grimm, Rosanna Smart, Rajeev Ramchand, Lisa H. Jaycox, Lynsay Ayer, Erin N. Leidy, Steven Davenport, Terry L. Schell, Andrew R. Morral

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):8

• Improving Behavioral Health Care for U.S. Army Personnel: Identifying Predictors of Treatment Outcomes

  by Kimberly A. Hepner, Carol P. Roth, Eric R. Pedersen, Sujeong Park, Claude Messan Setodji

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):9

Public Health and Emergency Preparedness

• Health and Social Services in Puerto Rico Before and After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery

  by Anita Chandra, Terry Marsh, Jaime Madrigano, Molly M. Simmons, Mahshid Abir, Edward W. Chan, Jamie Ryan, Nupur Nanda, Michelle D. Ziegler, Christopher Nelson

  RAND Health Quarterly, 2021; 9(2):10