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Apr 7, 2025

Viability of Hospital-Based Emergency Care in U.S. Faces Peril; Reforms Needed to Boost Payments

The viability of hospital-based emergency care in the United States is at risk, threatened by issues such as patients with increasingly complex needs and falling payments for physicians.
Research

Apr 7, 2025

Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States

The authors assess the current value of emergency care in the United States, evaluate challenges to sustaining emergency care, measure trends in emergency care payment, and identify alternate funding strategies for emergency care.
Research

Feb 5, 2025

Methods for Improving Response Rates in an Emergency Department Setting: A Randomized Feasibility Study

Evaluated response rates of 5 sequential mixed modes: on-site distribution of a paper survey; mail notification of a web survey; email notification of a web survey; mailed survey with telephone follow-up; and email notification of a web survey with mail follow-up and then telephone follow-up.
Research

Feb 5, 2025

Effects of Push-To-Web Mixed Mode Approaches on Survey Response Rates: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Emergency Departments

Recent work involving survey administration among emergency department patients demonstrated very low response rates using single-mode approaches. This study tested several mixed-mode protocols that focus on a push-to-web approach for survey administration in this challenging setting.
Commentary

Jan 9, 2025

When Fire Information and the Desire to Help Collide Online

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles, misinformation circulated among citizens, celebrities, and some journalists, leading to significant confusion. This scenario highlights the challenges of ensuring reliable communication during emergencies and the necessity for more-effective information channels.
Research

Nov 21, 2024

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

The authors apply the Women, Peace, and Security framework to a fictional scenario of a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake disaster response in Canada, which demonstrates how disasters are experienced inequitably by different demographic groups.
Research

Nov 21, 2024

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to a Cross-Border Disaster Response: A Mexico Case Study

The authors apply the Women, Peace, and Security framework to a fictional scenario of a Category 5 hurricane disaster response along the U.S.-Mexico border to demonstrate how disasters are experienced inequitably by different demographic groups.
Research

Sep 3, 2024

Police Involvement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Qualitative Exploration of Law Enforcement Roles and Contributing Organizational Factors

American police organizations respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Police serve on-scene and supplementary roles in OHCA response across jurisdictions. Future studies may help to understand how to optimize police engagement in OHCA response.
Commentary

Aug 27, 2024

Cultivating the Magic Sauce for Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vary significantly by location, highlighting the need to identify and disseminate best practices from high-performing communities. What are the key factors that improve survival?
Research

Aug 21, 2024

The Association of Fire or Police First Responder Initiated Interventions with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

This study aims to evaluate rates of fire or police first responder-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use, as well as their associated impact on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes.
Research

Aug 21, 2024

Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest (EPOC) Study: Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Protocol in Michigan, USA

This study includes three aims. The first two will inform the development of a survey instrument in aim III that will be administered to all EMS agencies in Michigan, testing factors associated with increased OHCA survival to build an EPOC Toolkit.
Commentary

Jul 10, 2024

Five Key Domains of Incident Management

Five key domains are core to incident management. Understanding them can help ensure incidents are managed appropriately using practices that can quickly and efficiently resolve them.

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When Fire Information and the Desire to Help Collide Online

How Can 911 and 988 Calls Be Coordinated to Optimize Emergency Response?

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Viability of Hospital-Based Emergency Care in U.S. Faces Peril; Reforms Needed to Boost Payments

Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States

Methods for Improving Response Rates in an Emergency Department Setting: A Randomized Feasibility Study

Effects of Push-To-Web Mixed Mode Approaches on Survey Response Rates: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Emergency Departments

When Fire Information and the Desire to Help Collide Online

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to a Cross-Border Disaster Response: A Mexico Case Study

Police Involvement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Qualitative Exploration of Law Enforcement Roles and Contributing Organizational Factors

Cultivating the Magic Sauce for Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Association of Fire or Police First Responder Initiated Interventions with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest (EPOC) Study: Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Protocol in Michigan, USA

Five Key Domains of Incident Management

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Emergency Services and Response

When Fire Information and the Desire to Help Collide Online

How Can 911 and 988 Calls Be Coordinated to Optimize Emergency Response?

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Viability of Hospital-Based Emergency Care in U.S. Faces Peril; Reforms Needed to Boost Payments

Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States

Methods for Improving Response Rates in an Emergency Department Setting: A Randomized Feasibility Study

Effects of Push-To-Web Mixed Mode Approaches on Survey Response Rates: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Emergency Departments

When Fire Information and the Desire to Help Collide Online

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to Cross-Border Disaster Response: British Columbia Earthquake Case Study

Applying Women, Peace, and Security Considerations to a Cross-Border Disaster Response: A Mexico Case Study

Police Involvement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Qualitative Exploration of Law Enforcement Roles and Contributing Organizational Factors

Cultivating the Magic Sauce for Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Association of Fire or Police First Responder Initiated Interventions with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest (EPOC) Study: Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Protocol in Michigan, USA

Five Key Domains of Incident Management

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