RAND Health Marks 40 Years of Research and Analysis
In 1969, the RAND Corporation used $25,000 of its own funds to establish the Health Sciences Program. Today, the Health unit is the largest research division within RAND. Its annual budget of approximately $60 million makes it one of the largest private health research groups in the world.
We will mark our 40th anniversary throughout the coming year by highlighting 40 studies that reflect the breadth and scope of our work and have made the greatest contribution to shaping health care policy, advancing research, and improving health around the world.
We begin next week by highlighting COMPARE (Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts), a first-of-its-kind online resource providing facts and analysis about how potential policy changes are likely to affect health care delivery and costs in the United States. Experts have called COMPARE a global positioning system for health care policy.
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January RAND Health Congressional Newsletter
The January Health Congressional Newsletter features RAND research related to U.S. Veteran's health care and research to help ensure that health interventions work in communities.
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Using information technology to improve patient safety
Results of more than 100 health IT projects funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provide rich information to strengthen future health IT development efforts.
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Training teams in patient safety
The Patient Safety Improvement Corps, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-sponsored program to train state teams in patient safety skills/tools, helped to build a national infrastructure supporting effective patient safety practices.
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Physical environment is not the only neighborhood feature that influences childhood obesity
Policies and programs to reduce childhood obesity need to consider neighborhood social factors rather than focusing solely on improving the physical environment.
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Little evidence about effects of hospital pay-for-performance (P4P) programs
Despite enthusiasm for hospital P4P programs, not much is known about how they affect clinical processes, patient outcomes, safety, and resource utilization.
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Mapping the landscape for breast cancer care in Los Angeles
This survey of L.A. physicians caring for breast cancer patients highlights how the structure of care affects both physicians and patients.
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Lessons learned in implementing patient safety projects
Few patient safety projects funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety initiative anticipated either the barriers or facilitators they encountered when implementing projects.
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Engaging underserved groups in efforts to improve depression care
In one African American community of South Los Angeles, art events promoted through community-partnered participatory research increased community engagement in improving care for depression.
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