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News Release
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Should Explore Other Funding Sources, Right-Size Programs
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh needs to explore new ways to secure adequate and stable funding, engage patrons and other stakeholders, and evaluate what services it offers.
Jan 16, 2009
Journal Article
Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning
This study aimed to determine the impact of teen depression on peer, family, school, and physical functioning and the burden on parents.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Managed Care Quality and Disenrollment in New York SCHIP
Examines whether higher-quality measures in managed care plans are associated with lower disenrollment from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in New York State.
Jan 1, 2009
News Release
Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security
Pennsylvania leaders have an active role to play in coordinating public and private efforts to improve the safety and security of Pennsylvania's extensive and complex railroad system.
Nov 24, 2008
Report
Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security
Pennsylvania leaders have an active role to play in coordinating public and private efforts to improve the safety and security of Pennsylvania's extensive and complex railroad system.
Nov 10, 2008
News Release
RAND Corporation Appoints Susan Everingham Director of RAND Pittsburgh Office
Susan S. Everingham, a 20-year member of the RAND Corporation research and management staff, has been appointed director of the nonprofit research organization’s Pittsburgh office.
Sep 3, 2008
Journal Article
Access to Appointments Based on Insurance Status in Washington, D.C.
Using a hypothetical emergency patient requiring close follow-up, D.C. providers were queried by phone to evaluate accessibility. The rate of privately insured receiving appointments was 71%, with Medicaid fee-for-service 36.6% and uninsured 13%.
Aug 1, 2008
Report
Assessing NYPD’s Firearm Training and Firearm Discharge Investigations
More opportunities for thorough training, closer monitoring of lower-rated police officers, and incorporating non-lethal devices can help further reduce the already minute probability that an NYPD officer fires their weapon.
Jun 1, 2008
Journal Article
Nonprice Competition and Quality of Care in Managed Care: The New York SCHIP Market
Finds a negative association between nonprice competition and quality of care in managed care plans in the New York SCHIP market. Pricing policy is likely a constraint on quality production, though it may not be interpreted as a causal relationship.
Jun 1, 2008
Report
Issues and Performance in the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation System
Examines the performance of Pennsylvania's workers' compensation system, the major policy issues the system faces, and options that the commonwealth might consider to address these issues.
Mar 15, 2008
Research Brief
Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania: How is the System Performing? How Should It Be Reformed?
This research brief examines the performance of the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system in terms of costs and effectiveness and suggests possible reforms for the future.
Mar 15, 2008
Report
Economic Progress of Allegheny County Could be Enhanced by Government Consolidation
The City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania could enhance the economic progress of the region if its governments are consolidated, although evidence of such gains in other consolidations is mixed.
Mar 1, 2008
Journal Article
Crowd-out in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Incidence, Enrollee Characteristics and Experiences, and Potential Impact on New York's SCHIP
Most movement from private to public insurance in New York was not crowd-out from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Under current program structure in New York, crowd-out concerns should not dampen enthusiasm for SCHIP.
Feb 1, 2008
Journal Article
Physical Restraint Initiation in Nursing Homes and Subsequent Resident Health
Examines whether physical restraint initiation is associated with subsequent lower physical or mental health in nursing home residents. Finds a substantial association between restraint initiation and subsequent adverse health consequences.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Public Health Preparedness in the Washington Metropolitan Area
Most public health preparedness planning and response activities in the D.C. area are the result of voluntary self-organization through both governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Including all government agencies in planning is a challenge.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
PTSD in Latino Patients: Illness Beliefs, Treatment Preferences, and Implications for Care
Latino patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often report feeling sad, anxious, nervous, or fearful. Most expressed their desire to receive mental health treatment and preferred psychotherapy over psychotropic medications.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Are High-Quality Cardiac Surgeons Less Likely to Operate on High-Risk Patients Compared to Low-Quality Surgeons? Evidence from New York State
Finds that high-risk coronary artery bypass graft patients are significantly more likely to receive care from high-quality surgeons compared with lower-risk patients.
Jan 1, 2008
Report
Value-Added Assessment in Practice
To encourage and facilitate data-driven decisionmaking, many states and districts have begun providing staff with information from value-added assessment systems—collections of complex statistical techniques that use multiple years of test-score data to estimate the causal effects of individual schools or teachers on student learning.
Oct 14, 2007
News Release
RAND Presents Research Award to Economists from Carnegie Mellon University
The RAND Corporation has presented the first Victor R. Fuchs Research Award to a team from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for publishing the best research paper with the potential to spawn new research in an underdeveloped area of health economics or health policy.
Jul 26, 2007
Commentary
The Limits of Average Test Scores
State test scores provide one useful piece of information to parents, school and governmental officials, and other taxpayers... But while this type of reporting provides one way of judging school quality, other information is needed to understand how well schools are actually educating their students, writes Laura Hamilton.
May 11, 2007

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