Health Care Organization and Administration

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The administration and organization of health care systems, hospital networks, and other health care settings can greatly affect health outcomes, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. RAND researchers have examined care coordination and integration, the organization and administration of military health care, and how new models of payment and care delivery under health care reform might shape the way health care systems and settings are organized and managed.

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What Role Will Telehealth Play After COVID-19?

Jan 22, 2021

The use of telehealth services has increased during the pandemic. When policymakers evaluate telehealth policy going forward, they will need to consider whether telemedicine can improve care quality, reduce costs, increase access, or achieve some combination of these goals.
Research Brief

How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States

Jan 11, 2021

With scientific advances, Medicaid expansion, and political consensus on the importance of improving mental health, the time is ripe for transforming the U.S. mental health system. This will mean structural reforms that address patients' challenges in finding, accessing, and receiving high-quality and timely care.

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News Release

Some Hospital Emergency Department Visits Could Be Handled by Alternative Care Settings

About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs.

Sep 7, 2010
News Release

Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care at Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other Medical Settings

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments.

Aug 31, 2009
Commentary

Co-Ops: A Very Tall Order

Cooperatives are a very tall order: a new type of organization, never before tested on a large scale, meant to fix the apparently intractable problems of high and rising costs, barriers to access and poor quality care, writes Elizabeth McGlynn.

Aug 19, 2009
News Release

Retail Medical Clinics Attract Patients Who Do Not Have Regular Health Care Providers

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.

Sep 10, 2008
Commentary

Health Policy and Public Trust

As a new political window for health care reform is approached, building trust and motivating collaboration between community members and the individuals who produce information about the system is critical, writes Robert Brook.

Jul 9, 2008
News Release

Health Professionals and the Public Unprepared to Make Use of Genomic Medicine for Adults

Although advances in genomic medicine for common adult chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer hold promise for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health professionals and the public are not prepared to effectively integrate these new tools into practice.

Mar 18, 2008
News Release

RAND and Health Dialog to Create New Tools to Evaluate Quality and Efficiency of Health Care

The RAND Corporation and Health Dialog Services Corporation announced an alliance that will entitle Health Dialog to exclusive, worldwide rights to integrate select RAND quality measures into its existing provider performance measurement tools and care management services.

Aug 6, 2007
News Release

Nation-Building Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan Hampered by Failures to Address Health Problems

April 19, 2006 News Release: Study Finds Nation-Building Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan Hampered By Failures to Address Health Problems

Apr 19, 2006
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Lawrence Baker

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.Sc. in technology and policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.Eng.-M.Eng. in manufacturing engineering, Cambridge University
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Sarah Ball

Senior Analyst
Education Ph.D. in psychology, University of Cambridge; B.A. (Hons) in psychology, University of Nottingham
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M. Audrey Burnam

Adjunct Principal Researcher
Education Ph.D. in social psychology, University of Texas at Austin; B.A. in psychology, University of Arizona
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Jonathan H. Cantor

Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in public administration, New York University; M.S. in policy analysis, Cornell University; B.S. in policy analysis, Cornell University
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Ian D. Coulter

Senior Health Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science; M.A. in sociology, University of Canterbury; B.A. in sociology, University of Canterbury; Diploma in educational mangement, Harvard; Certificate in heath policy, RAND/UCLA
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Susanne Hempel

Director, Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center; Affiliated Adjunct
Education Ph.D. in psychology, University of Halle-Wittenberg
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Travis Hubble

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND
Education J.D., Boston University; M.A. in philosophy, Boston University; B.A. in philosophy, Brigham Young University
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Yun Kang

Associate Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center; Senior Operations Researcher
Education Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, MIT
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Dmitry Khodyakov

Codirector, Center for Qualitative and Mixed Methods; Senior Sociologist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in sociology, Rutgers University; M.A. in economy and society, Central European University, Warsaw; B.A. in sociology and psychology, University of Missouri
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Aaron Kofner

Senior Research Programmer
Education M.S. in applied economics and management, Cornell University; M.A. in urban planning and transportation policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Tom Ling

Senior Research Leader and Head of Evaluation, RAND Europe
Education Ph.D. in British government, University of Essex; M.A. in political theory, University of Essex; M.A. in social and political sciences, University of Cambridge
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Robin Meili

Associate Director, International; Director, International Programs; Senior Management Systems Scientist
Education M.B.A., New York University; B.A. in biology, Colorado College

RAND Topic:
Health Care Organization and Administration

Topic Synonyms:
Health Care Organizations

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