Complex and Rapidly Changing Payment Models Challenge Physician Practices
Physician payment models are becoming more complex and the pace of change is increasing, creating challenges for physician practices that might hamper their ability to improve the quality and efficiency of care despite their willingness to change. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Support for EEA-Style Brexit Has Increased
Support for a Brexit deal based on membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) has increased. EEA membership is now supported by 43 per cent of Britons, up from 38 per cent in 2017, making it the most popular Brexit option. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 11, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Statement About Edward Gonzalez, RAND Consultant and Expert on Cuba
Edward Gonzalez, a longtime RAND resident consultant and political science professor at UCLA who spent decades studying Fidel Castro ' s Cuba and its relations with the United States and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 85. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 9, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Youth Who Use Vaping Products Are More Likely to Smoke Cigarettes, Increase Use of Both Over Time
Adolescents who use vaping products are not only more likely to smoke cigarettes but are also likely to increase their use of both products over time. The increased use cannot be attributed to other risk factors, such as consuming alcohol or marijuana. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Attorney Robert Case Appointed as General Counsel of the Nonprofit RAND Corporation
Attorney Robert M. Case has been appointed vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of the nonprofit RAND Corporation. Case, who previously served as RAND ' s associate general counsel from 2013 to 2015, began his duties October 1. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs
Providing specialized medical care and coordination to patients whose kidneys are failing before they need dialysis treatment could save the U.S. health care system more than $1 billion annually. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - October 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Some European Countries Unprepared to Move Future Alzheimer's Treatment into Rapid Clinical Use
The health care systems in some European countries lack the capacity to rapidly move a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer ' s disease from approval into widespread clinical use, which could leave 1 million people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 30, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
New Curriculum Offered to Teach Opioid Risks to Middle School Students
A new and free science-based curriculum designed to teach adolescents about the risks of opioids has been released by Project ALERT, a national evidence-based drug education program created and managed by the nonprofit RAND Corporation. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
19th U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy Elected to RAND Board of Trustees
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, 19th Surgeon General of the United States, has been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
NIH Funds RAND Corporation Opioid Research Center Dedicated to Policies for Addressing the National Crisis
A research center dedicated to identifying effective policies for combating the nation ' s opioid epidemic has been established at the RAND Corporation, supported by a $7.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Hospital Rating Tools Should Allow Patients to Customize Rankings to Meet Their Individual Needs
Publicly available hospital ratings and rankings should be modified to allow quality measures to be prioritized according to the needs and preferences of individual patients. RAND researchers propose a new way of rating hospitals by creating tools that allow patients to decide which performance measures to prioritize. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 29, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Mobile Phones and Smartphone Apps Hold Promise for Allowing Patient Participation in Improving Medical Record Matching
Mobile phones and smartphone apps offer a promising approach to ensure that an individual ' s medical records when shared between different health care providers are matched correctly. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Senior Fundraising Strategist to Lead Philanthropic Efforts at RAND, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Brandon Baker, a proven senior fundraising strategist whose experience includes helming a $250 million fundraising effort, has joined RAND ' s leadership team as vice president of development. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 20, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Viewing Tobacco'Power Wall' Linked to Adolescents' Willingness to Try Vaping Products
Adolescents who view advertising for tobacco products on the tobacco“power wall” in convenience stores report being more willing to try vaping products in the future compared to peers who visited a store where the tobacco power wall was hidden. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 6, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Single-Payer Health Plan in New York State Could Cover All Without Increasing Total Health Spending If Cost Growth Slows
A single-payer health care plan could expand coverage for all New York State residents, but would require significant new tax revenue. A plan outlined by the New York Health Act is likely to increase use of health services as more people receive coverage. But overall health care costs would decrease slightly over time if administrative costs are reduced and state officials slow the growth of payments to health care providers. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - August 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
