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News Release

The Costs of Mobile 'Not-Spots'

Rural areas lacking a mobile phone signal (“not-spots”) experience a negative impact on businesses of all sizes, and could suffer detrimental effects to the long-term sustainability of communities. Residents and visitors would be willing to pay for better mobile coverage.

Mar 12, 2015
Report

The Costs of Mobile “Not-Spots”

Rural areas lacking a mobile phone signal (“not-spots”) experience a negative impact on businesses of all sizes, and could suffer detrimental effects to the long-term sustainability of communities. Residents and visitors would be willing to pay for better mobile coverage.

Mar 12, 2015
Report

Estimating the value of mobile telephony in mobile network not-spots: Summary

This study uses stated preference discrete choice experiments to quantify the value that residents and businesses in not-spot areas and local visitors and tourists to these areas are willing to pay for mobile phone coverage.

Mar 12, 2015
Journal Article

Geographic Targeting, Message Content and Character Limitation Subgroup Report

This Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) report analyzes geo-targeting, message content, and character limitations of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).

Feb 27, 2015
Journal Article

Dementia Care Management in an Underserved Community: The Comparative Effectiveness of Two Different Approaches

Compares the effectiveness and costs of telephone-only approach to in-person plus telephone for delivering an evidence-based, coordinated care management program for dementia.

Feb 19, 2015
Journal Article

Telemedicine Can Lower Costs and Improve Quality and Convenience of Care

The greatest potential for effective and efficient use of telemedicine services lies in the use of emerging payment models. However, expanding existing fee-for-service payment models to include telemedicine may lead to its overuse.

Dec 23, 2014
Blog

Snapchat CEO Discusses App's Appeal, Future of Digital Communication

With technology a persistent theme throughout RAND's biennial Politics Aside event, it was only fitting that the proceedings closed with a conversation on social media between Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Pictures, and Evan Spiegel, the 24-year-old co-founder and CEO of Snapchat.

Nov 20, 2014
Multimedia

Self-Driving Vehicles

At this October 2014 event at RAND, information scientist Nidhi Kalra discusses the social, environmental, and policy implications of driverless cars.

Oct 28, 2014
Report

Portfolio Assessment of the Department of State Internet Freedom Program

Employing portfolio analysis techniques, the authors assessed the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)'s Internet freedom program for FY 2012-2013 to determine its project portfolio's effectiveness in performance, balance, and synergy.

Sep 4, 2014
Commentary

Sounding the Car Alarm on Hackers

Security protections on vehicles have not kept pace with systems that control safety features, navigation capabilities, and wireless communication functions. Onboard computer networks will likely become much more attractive to hackers.

Jun 30, 2014
Commentary

How Technology Can Help Save Health Care Dollars

Devising methods to stimulate patients' use of computers, smart phones, and other technology to become more engaged in their health care could usher in an era in which better health is just a click or tap away.

May 6, 2014
Testimony

The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Expanding the Use of Telehealth

The growth of telehealth requires oversight to ensure that these new delivery models do three things: provide high-quality care, improve access to those who need it most, and are utilized in a cost-effective manner.

May 1, 2014
Commentary

Physicians' Concerns About Electronic Health Records: Implications and Steps Towards Solutions

If practicing physicians are correct, the current state of EHR technology has introduced several impediments to providing patient care, undermining physician professional satisfaction. Many of these problems also should be of great concern to patients.

Mar 12, 2014
Report

Wireless Emergency Alerts: Mobile Penetration Strategy

This report characterizes the factors that affect wireless emergency alert (WEA) coverage, identifies barriers to public access to WEA alerts, and suggests options for increasing mobile penetration (adoption) of WEA nationwide.

Feb 12, 2014
News Release

First Assessment of National Telemedicine Service Finds Efforts Appear to Expand Access to Acute Medical Care

People who are younger, more affluent and do not have established health care relationships are more likely to use a telemedicine program that allows patients to get medical help — including prescriptions — by talking to a doctor over the telephone.

Feb 3, 2014
Journal Article

First Assessment of National Telemedicine Service Finds Efforts Appear to Expand Access to Acute Medical Care

People who are younger, more affluent and do not have established health care relationships are more likely to use a telemedicine program that allows patients to get medical help — including prescriptions — by talking to a doctor over the telephone.

Feb 1, 2014
News Release

Self-Driving Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, Policy Challenges for Lawmakers

Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns such as who will control the data generated by this technology.

Jan 6, 2014
Research Brief

How to Best Realize the Social Benefits of Autonomous Vehicle Technology

The auto industry has been moving toward more autonomous vehicles for years. Policymakers could benefit from an examination of the technological advances in this area, their benefits and risks, and the potential effects of various regulations — as well as the absence of regulation — on the development of this technology.

Jan 6, 2014
Journal Article

Barriers and Facilitators to Pediatric Emergency Telemedicine in the United States

Pediatric emergency telemedicine shares challenges with other telemedicine applications, but reimbursement is relatively less significant, and workflow disruption is relatively more significant in this setting.

Jan 1, 2014
Commentary

Is There Really a Physician Shortage?

Large coverage expansions under the ACA have reignited concerns about physician shortages. These estimates result from models that forecast future supply and demand for physicians based on past trends and current practice. While useful exercises, they do not necessarily imply that intervening to boost physician supply would be worth the investment.

Dec 6, 2013

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