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Risk Perception of the COVID-19 Vaccines
Americans ' concerns about the risks of vaccination are rising in recent years. A national survey (N=1025) conducted in August 2021 reflects this trend in risk perception of the COVID-19 vaccines. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jody Chin Sing Wong; Janet Z. Yang Source Type: research

Community and Individual Disaster Resilience for Floods
This report describes options for Department of Homeland Security officials to improve protective action flood guidance and messaging in response to growing flood risks that continue to cause adverse effects and threaten lives and property. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Rachel Steratore; Aaron Clark-Ginsberg; Shoshana R. Shelton; Nipher Malika; Kristin J. Leuschner; Tucker Reese Source Type: research

Experts Available to Discuss COVID-19 Pandemic as Federal Public Health Emergency Declaration Ends
Experts from the nonprofit RAND Corporation are available to discuss issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the federal government ' s public health emergency declaration is scheduled to end on May 11. RAND has done substantial research about the pandemic. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: research

Projected Long-Term Effects of Colorectal Cancer Screening Disruptions Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
This comparative analysis uses two CISNET colorectal cancer (CRC) microsimulation models to assess the impact of ongoing screening disruptions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term CRC outcomes. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Pedro Nascimento de Lima; Rosita van den Puttelaar; Anne I. Hahn; Matthias Harlass; Nicholson Collier; Jonathan Ozik; Ann G. Zauber; Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar; Carolyn M. Rutter Source Type: research

CalAIM and Specialty Behavioral Health Care
This report examines the experience of state Medicaid agencies with implementation of value-based payment models for behavioral health care and the implications of that experience for future payment reform in California. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joshua Breslau; Marcela Horvitz-Lennon; Nicole K. Eberhart; Jonathan S. Levin; Jonah Kushner; Mallika Bhandarkar Source Type: research

The Health Plan Environment In California Contributed To Differential Use Of Telehealth During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Examining the patient and health plan differences in use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study highlights the role of health plan and provider differences in driving disparities in access to telehealth services. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Christopher M. Whaley; Yuki Ito; Jonathan Kolstad; David Cowling; Benjamin Handel Source Type: research

Patient-Reported Quality Measures for Palliative Care
A recent CMS analysis revealed a lack of patient-reported measures in palliative care, particularly in symptom management and communication. We used a patient-centered approach to develop and test two measures for patients receiving palliative care. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Anne Walling; Katherine Ast; Jordan M. Harrison; Sydney Dy; Mary Ersek; Laura C. Hanson; Arif H. Kamal; Christine Ritchie; Joan M. Teno; Joseph D. Rotella; Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil; Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia Source Type: research

Treatment Goals for Rheumatoid Arthritis
We worked with a steering committee and surveyed patients with rheumatoid arthritis to test a new method for engaging patients in healthcare valuation using patient goals. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Zachary Predmore; Emily K. Chen; Thomas W. Concannon; Suzanne Schrandt; Susan J. Bartlett; Clifton O. Bingham; Richard Z. Xie; Richard H. Chapman; Lori Frank Source Type: research

State Experiences Linking Medicaid Data With Birth Certificates and Other Data Sources
We completed a literature review, developed an inventory of linkage efforts, and facilitated discussions to understand the technical details, experiences creating and maintaining linkages, and barriers or facilitators to establishing linkages. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Zachary Predmore; Sara E. Heins; Emily Hoch; Sangita M. Baxi; Violanda Grigorescu; Scott R. Smith Source Type: research

Barriers and Facilitators to Home- and Community-Based Services Access for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Barriers to HCBS access for persons with dementia range from community and infrastructure barriers (e.g., clinicians and cultural differences), to interpersonal and individual-level barriers (e.g., caregivers, awareness, and attitudes). (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Molly Waymouth; Daniel Siconolfi; Esther M. Friedman; Debra Saliba; Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia; Regina A. Shih Source Type: research

A Pragmatic Parallel Arm Randomized-Controlled Trial of a Multi-Pronged Electronic Health Record-Based Clinical Decision Support Tool Protocol to Reduce Low-Value Antipsychotic Prescriptions Among Older Adults with Alzheimer's and Related Dementias
We designed a pragmatic randomized-controlled trial to measure the impact of a behavioral economic electronic health record (EHR) clinical decision support (CDS) intervention to reduce physician prescriptions of new antipsychotic medications among patients with ADRD. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: John N. Mafi; Anne Walling; Chad Villaflores; Sitaram Vangala; Andrea Sorensen; Eric M. Cheng; Ashley Turner; Zoe Trutner; Grace Cheng; Julia Cave Arbanas; Benjamin Waterman; Suzanne Shu; Noah J. Goldstein; Catherine A. Sarkisian Source Type: research

Principals' Views on School Staffing Shortages
During the surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant in spring 2022, most principals struggled to keep classrooms staffed. They said a lack of substitute teachers was the main reason for the shortages. And many reported that hiring had become more difficult since the previous school year. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 3, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: George Zuo; Alice Huguet; Elizabeth D. Steiner Source Type: research

Financial Impact of Telehealth
Understanding how CFOs think about the return on investment of telehealth can inform efforts to promote telehealth utilization in rural communities and to develop policy solutions to make telehealth more sustainable. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Lori Uscher-Pines; Jessica L. Sousa; Kori Zachrison; Lee H. Schwamm; Ateev Mehrotra Source Type: research

Buprenorphine Treatment Episodes During the First Year of COVID
Buprenorphine treatment remained stable during the pandemic, however the flow of individuals receiving treatment changed significantly, indicating that policy efforts were successful in maintaining existing patients, but did not extend to new patients. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bradley D. Stein; Rachel Landis; Yaou Flora Sheng; Brendan Saloner; Adam J. Gordon; Mark J. Sorbero; Andrew W. Dick Source Type: research

Parental Perceptions Related to Co-Administration of Adolescent COVID-19 and Routine Vaccines
Our objective was to assess parental preferences to have their adolescents aged 12-17 years receive COVID-19 and other routine vaccines at the same time. (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - May 2, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Courtney A. Gidengil; Andrew M. Parker; Amber M. Gedlinske; Natoshia M. Askelson; Christine A. Petersen; Megan Lindley; Kate R. Woodworth; Aaron M. Scherer Source Type: research