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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.

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    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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    Peter Mendel

    Senior Sociologist; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in sociology, Stanford University

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    Claire E. O'Hanlon

    Associate Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P., University of Chicago; B.S. in engineering, Harvey Mudd College

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    Sarah Parkinson

    Senior Analyst
    Education M.S. in social policy, University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in cultural anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

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    Eric R. Pedersen

    Adjunct Behavioral Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of Washington

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    Zachary Predmore

    Associate Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in chemistry, Princeton University

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    Rachel O. Reid

    Physician Policy Researcher
    Education M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; M.S. in clinical research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; A.B. in biochemical sciences, Harvard University

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    M. Susan Ridgely

    Adjunct Senior Health Policy Researcher; Codirector, RAND Center of Excellence on Health System Performance; Affiliate Faculty, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education J.D. in health law, University of Maryland School of Law

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    Sameer M. Siddiqi

    Associate Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in biology, University of Houston

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    Jessica L. Sousa

    Senior Policy Analyst
    Education M.S.W. in social work, Boston University; M.P.H. in health service management, Boston University; B.A. in psychology, University of Pennsylvania

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    Bradley D. Stein

    Director, Opioid Policies, Tools, and Information Center (OPTIC); Senior Physician Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.D., University of Pittsburgh; M.P.H. in health services administration, University of Pittsburgh; B.A. in government, Georgetown University

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    Lori Uscher-Pines

    Senior Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; M.Sc. in international relations/security studies, London School of Economics; B.A. in international relations, University of Pennsylvania

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    Erin Audrey Taylor

    Senior Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health economics, University of Pennsylvania; M.S.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in economics, St. Mary's College of Maryland

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    Justin W. Timbie

    Senior Health Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University; B.A. in Biology, Spanish, University of Pennsylvania

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    George Timmins

    Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND
    Education M.P.H. in sociomedical sciences, Columbia University; B.S. in chemistry and anthropology (double major), University of Notre Dame

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    Ashlyn Tom

    Policy Analyst
    Education M.P.H. in public health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; B.A. in anthropology, New York University

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    Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel

    Associate Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
    Education Ph.D. in health services research & policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; M.P.H., University of Utah; M.H.A., University of Utah; B.A. in human biology, Stanford University

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    Natalie Ernecoff

    Associate Policy Researcher
    Education B.S. in neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus; M.P.H. in behavioral and comm health sci, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. in health policy and management, University of North Carolina

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    Sandra Kay Evans

    Codirector, RAND Center for Applied Network Analysis; Behavioral/Social Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in communication, University of Southern California; M.A. in global communication, University of Southern California; M.Sc. in global media and communications, London School of Economics and Political Science; B.S. in communication, Northwestern University

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