New RAND Reprints2024-03-26T01:33:24ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints.htmlhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP874.htmlThe Appropriateness of Recommendations for HysterectomyMichael S. BroderDavid E. KanouseBrian MittmanSteven J. Bernstein2012-06-19T13:00:00Z2012-06-19T13:00:00ZThe authors assessed the appropriateness of recommendations for hysterectomies done for nonemergency and nononcologic indications for 497 California women. Seventy percent of the hysterectomies were judged to have been recommended inappropriately.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1433.htmlImplementation of an Electronic Referral System for Outpatient Specialty CareSusan G. StrausAlice Hm ChenHal F. YeeMargot B. KushelDouglas S. Bell2012-01-27T13:15:00Z2012-01-27T13:15:00ZReports the results of interviews with primary care providers and specialist reviewers about the implementation of eReferral, an electronic referral system that creates direct communication between referring and specialty providers.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1431.htmlInterview with Willis WareDavid Walden2011-10-18T10:00:00Z2011-10-18T10:00:00ZIn this interview, Willis Ware discusses his career in the context of the spread of digital computing since the 1940, including his work on the JOHNNIAC computer at RAND in the 1950s.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1430.htmlMissing Data in Value-Added Modeling of Teacher EffectsDaniel F. McCaffreyJ. R. Lockwood2011-09-06T09:15:00Z2011-09-06T09:15:00ZAssesses the effect that missing data in student achievement records, and the assumption that such data are missing at random, have on value-added modeling approaches to using student achievement data to assess school and teacher performance.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1427.htmlMethods for Assessing Racially Biased PolicingGreg RidgewayJohn MacDonald2011-07-29T08:00:00Z2011-07-29T08:00:00ZDiscusses an array of methods that have been used to assess, using data on stops made by police officers, the existence or extent of racially biased policing.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1429.htmlIntervening in Gun MarketsGreg RidgewayAnthony A. BragaGeorge TitaGlenn L. Pierce2011-07-26T10:30:00Z2011-07-26T10:30:00ZAssesses whether targeting new gun buyers with a public safety message aimed at improving gun law awareness affects gun buyers' behaviors.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1428.htmlK-12 Education Reform in QatarGail L. ZellmanLouay ConstantCharles A. Goldman2011-06-21T09:45:00Z2011-06-21T09:45:00ZExamines the progress that Qatar has made in implementing a comprehensive reform, begun in 2002, of its K-12 education system.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1426.htmlDeregulating School Aid in California: How 10 Districts Responded to Fiscal Flexibility, 2009-2010Bruce FullerJulie A. MarshBrian M. StecherTom Timar2011-05-26T03:01:00Z2011-05-26T03:01:00ZDetails how leaders in 10 California school districts are responding to the deregulation of $4.5 billion in education funding.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1423.htmlSystem Trials to Demonstrate Mileage-Based Road Use ChargesPaul Sorensen2011-02-11T10:30:00Z2011-02-11T10:30:00ZExplore options for conducting a set of trials to test the feasibility of transitioning from fuel excise taxes to a system of road use charges based on vehicle miles of travel.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1422.htmlParadigm-Level Issues in M&SPaul K. Davis2011-02-04T08:15:00Z2011-02-04T08:15:00ZDiscusses alternative ways to think about modeling and simulation.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1416.htmlTeacher Pay For PerformanceMatthew G. SpringerDale BallouLaura S. HamiltonVi-Nhuan LeJ. R. LockwoodDaniel F. McCaffreyMatthew PepperBrian M. Stecher2010-10-13T14:59:00Z2010-10-13T14:59:00ZDescribes the Project on Incentives in Teaching (POINT), a three-year study intended to assess the effect of financial rewards for teachers whose students showed unusually large gains on standardized tests.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1412.htmlAir PowerKarl P. Mueller2010-08-04T16:17:00Z2010-08-04T16:17:00ZSurveys the subject of air power as an area of research in international security studies and provides a bibliography of significant works and useful online resources.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1411.htmlThe Progression of Digital Publishing: Innovation and the E-volution of E-booksJohn Warren2010-06-22T16:35:00Z2010-06-22T16:35:00ZMany e-books are merely an electronic image of a paper product; others broaden the spectrum of publishing. Examining three innovative digital texts demonstrates the potential and challenges of electronic publications.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1413.htmlMilitary Transformation? Which Transformation, and What Lies Ahead?Paul K. Davis2010-06-04T10:38:00Z2010-06-04T10:38:00ZDiscusses military transformation across the eight years of the George W. Bush administration, particularly those in which Donald Rumsfeld was secretary of defense.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1392.htmlMedicare Facts and Figures ChartbookAndrew HackbarthDana P. GoldmanMary E. Vaiana2010-05-03T16:28:00Z2010-05-03T16:28:00ZProvides a factual framework to help consumer advocates, health care providers, and policymakers better understand California's Medicare population and inform their efforts to design programs and policies that meet beneficiaries' needs.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1409.htmlInformation Technology, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police DepartmentsLuis GaricanoPaul Heaton2010-01-25T17:03:00Z2010-01-25T17:03:00ZExamines the relationship between information technology, organization, and productivity in the public sector using a panel data set of police departments that covers 1987 through 2003.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1395.htmlImplementable Strategies for Shifting to Direct Usage-Based Charges for Transportation FundingPaul SorensenLiisa EcolaMartin WachsMax DonathLee MunnichBetty Serian2009-09-25T17:36:00Z2009-09-25T17:36:00ZExplores ways that direct charges to road users, based on vehicle-miles of travel (VMT), could be implemented by 2015. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1394.htmlDoubly Robust Internal Benchmarking and False Discovery Rates for Detecting Racial Bias in Police StopsGreg RidgewayJohn MacDonald2009-08-19T16:20:00Z2009-08-19T16:20:00ZPresents a statistical method to flag police officers who may potentially exhibit racial bias when making pedestrian stops.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1391.htmlCould Mexico Fail?Brian Michael Jenkins2009-04-23T11:04:00Z2009-04-23T11:04:00ZSuggests ways the U.S. could address concerns about the growing lawlessness in northern Mexico and its consequences for U.S. national security.https://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1386.htmlCompetition and Innovation Under ComplexityJeffrey A. Drezner2009-03-10T16:58:00Z2009-03-10T16:58:00ZExplores how increased complexity affects competition and innovation in the context of defense acquisition.