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Benchmarking

Research Brief
Impact of Eligibility Requirements and Propensity to Serve on Demographic Representation in the Department of the Air Force
This brief summarizes RAND Project AIR FORCE research on a process that provides relevant benchmarks for assessing Department of the Air Force demographics and that accurately reflects important gender and racial and ethnic differences.
Nov 14, 2023
Report
Population Benchmarking for the U.S. Department of the Air Force: Impact of Eligibility Requirements and Propensity to Serve on Demographic Representation
Department of the Air Force accession eligibility criteria affect women and racial and ethnic minority candidates differently than they affect White men. Understanding the eligible population is crucial to growing a diverse workforce.
Oct 17, 2023
Journal Article
Effectiveness of Nonpublic Report Cards for Reducing Trauma Mortality
Nonpublic reporting of hospital risk-adjusted mortality rates does not lead to improved in-hospital mortality outcomes in trauma patients.
Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article
Impact of Present-on-admission Indicators on Risk-adjusted Hospital Mortality Measurement
We sought to develop and validate a risk index for in-hospital mortality using only present-on-admission diagnoses, principal procedures, and secondary procedures occurring before the date of the principal procedure.
Dec 10, 2020
Report
Designing a Capability Development Framework for Home Affairs
Australia's Department of Home Affairs is seeking to establish an auditable, transparent and evidence-based approach to capability lifecycle management. The authors of this report describe a principles-based model to meet the department's needs.
Jun 24, 2019
Project
Evaluations of Programmes, Processes, and Impact Aim for Better Performance
RAND Europe's expert capabilities include conducting evaluation for better performance, to help decision- and policymakers improve the analysis underlying their choices.
Oct 4, 2016
Journal Article
International Comparative Performance of Mental Health Research
Using data mining techniques, this paper provides a bibliometric assessment of mental health research (MHR) outputs from 1980 to 2011.
Jan 1, 2013
Brochure
How ImpactFinder Can Aid Universities with the Research Excellence Framework
Impact now plays a role in the allocation of research funding to UK universities through the Research Excellence Framework (REF), presenting universities with a new challenge: how best to capture research results and construct submissions to the REF. ImpactFinder is an analysis and advice package to help senior research leaders determine how best to identify research with the greatest impact and present it to the REF panels.
Jan 19, 2012
Journal Article
Relative Affordability of Health Insurance Premiums Under CHIP Expansion Programs and the ACA
Affordability benchmarks and premium-contribution requirements for Children's Health Insurance Program expansions in three states vary substantially, underscoring the ambiguity and subjectivity of affordability standards.
Oct 1, 2011
Report
Involving the public in healthcare policy: An update of the research evidence and proposed evaluation framework
This report updates the conceptual and the empirical evidence for public involvement in healthcare policy and a tentative evaluative assessment tool for public involvement in healthcare policies.
Dec 29, 2010
Brochure
£2.6 billion fraud and error. Too much?
Should the Department of Work and Pensions have its accounts signed off? RAND Europe's international benchmark of fraud and error in social security systems.
Mar 11, 2010
Report
International Benchmarking of Healthcare Quality
This description of existing indicators that could be used to compare healthcare quality in different countries focuses on effectiveness of care, patient safety and patient experience. Case studies of avoidable mortality and cancer survival illustrate the potential of cross-national comparisons and their difficulties.
Feb 15, 2010
Journal Article
Psychological Effects of Patient Surge in Large-Scale Emergencies: A Quality Improvement Tool for Hospital and Clinic Capacity Planning and Response
A novel and practical quality improvement tool can help hospitals and clinics plan for and respond to the psychological consequences of catastrophic events that create a surge of psychological casualties presenting for health care.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Convergence Without Diffusion? A Comparative Analysis of the Choice of Performance Indicators in Tax Administration and Social Security
This article aims to contribute to the debate around how organizations could learn from the experience of others in designing performance indicators and management systems.
Dec 1, 2008
Report
Health Research Evaluation Frameworks: An International Comparison
Provides an overview and comparison of international health research evaluation frameworks to consider what modifications might be needed to adapt such a framework for the Canadian context.
Oct 3, 2008
Report
The National Computer Security Survey (NCSS): Final Methodology
In 2006, RAND conducted the National Computer Security Survey (NCSS), the first nationally representative cybersecurity survey in the United States. This report documents the survey's methodology.
Sep 16, 2008
Journal Article
Variations in Quality of Care for Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Finds significant and unwarranted variations for prostate cancer care quality indicators by census division and hospital type, which illustrate the inconsistencies in prostate cancer care and represent potential targets for quality improvement.
Jan 1, 2008
News Release
Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools
February 1, 2007 news release: Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools
Feb 1, 2007
Journal Article
Combining Multiple Indicators of Clinical Quality: An Evaluation of Different Analytic Approaches
Compare different methods of combining quality indicators scores to produce composite scores summarizing overall performance of health care providers.
Jan 1, 2007
Report
Benchmarking of the Use of Personal Advisers in Jobcentre Plus
This report investigates the deployment and management of personal advisers in three employment education companies in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Nov 1, 2006

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