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Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Apr 7, 2025
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Viability of U.S. Emergency Care Is at Risk

Apr 7, 2025

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Mar 12, 2025

The Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care

RAND authors discuss the use of artificial intelligence in health care and summarize the evidence on the effects of these applications.
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Mar 12, 2025

The Technical Expert/Clinical User/Patient Panel (TECUPP): Centering Patient and Family Perspectives in Patient-Reported Measure Development

The paper describes a model for incorporating significant representation of patients/caregivers in patient-reported measure development, the TECUPP. The paper reports TECUPP design features, benefits, challenges, and implementation considerations.
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Mar 10, 2025

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and the Health of the Active Component: Understanding the Link Between the ACFT and Personnel Health and Injuries

This report examines the relationship between the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and injury risk among active component soldiers and recommends policy options that the Army can consider to assess soldiers at risk and reduce preventable injuries.
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Mar 10, 2025

Rethinking Suicide Prevention Research: Moving Beyond Traditional Statistical Significance

In this commentary, we want to call upon suicide researchers to be more open to considering and publishing marginally significant findings that suggest promising trends for suicide prevention strategies and interventions.
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Mar 10, 2025

Age-Based Trends in Suicidal Ideation Among Child Welfare System-Involved Youth

This study explores age-, sex-, and race-specific trends of suicidal ideation among 7-18-year-olds within the CWS utilizing data from all three versions of the National Survey for Child and Adolescent Well-Being (N = 5783).
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Mar 10, 2025

The Role and Reach of Alcohol Reduction Apps

In 2024, we conducted an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study that coupled in-depth interviews with 22 app users and a nationally representative survey of 2002 adults. We explored experiences with and perceptions of alcohol reduction apps.
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Mar 7, 2025

Naloxone Knowledge, Carrying, Purchase, and Use

This study surveyed a national sample of respondents about their knowledge of and history with naloxone.
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Mar 7, 2025

Competency of Large Language Models in Evaluating Appropriate Responses to Suicidal Ideation: Comparative Study

This study assessed the competency of three widely used large language models to distinguish appropriate versus inappropriate responses when engaging individuals who exhibit suicidal ideation.
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Mar 5, 2025

Combating America's Chronic Disease Epidemic

Effectively combating the chronic disease epidemic in the United States necessitates prioritization and significant investment in addressing all the contributing factors—including lifestyle and environmental factors, low health literacy, ineffective approaches to preventative care, and poor health care access.
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Mar 5, 2025

Modeling Physician Workforce Supply, Demand, and Need Using System Dynamics: Model Structure and Assumptions

The authors present a new system dynamics simulation model of the physician workforce in the United States, which includes clinical need, supply, and demand factors. Model structure and assumptions and future directions are also described.
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Mar 5, 2025

How Does Removing Menthol Tobacco Product Displays at Point-of-Sale Affect Adolescents' Cigarette Smoking Intentions? The Mediating Effects of Social Norms

This study examines how removing menthol tobacco affects youth smoking intentions, focusing on social norms. Findings show injunctive norms mediate menthol ban effects, highlight a need for public health campaigns to address unintended consequences.
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Mar 5, 2025

Race and Ethnicity and Diffusion of Telemedicine in Medicaid for Schizophrenia Care After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Post-COVID-19 pandemic onset, diffusion of telemental health care for Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia was only associated with agency type; however, time to first telemental health care visit was slower for minorities relative to Whites.

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Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Viability of U.S. Emergency Care Is at Risk

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The Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care

The Technical Expert/Clinical User/Patient Panel (TECUPP): Centering Patient and Family Perspectives in Patient-Reported Measure Development

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and the Health of the Active Component: Understanding the Link Between the ACFT and Personnel Health and Injuries

Rethinking Suicide Prevention Research: Moving Beyond Traditional Statistical Significance

Age-Based Trends in Suicidal Ideation Among Child Welfare System-Involved Youth

The Role and Reach of Alcohol Reduction Apps

Naloxone Knowledge, Carrying, Purchase, and Use

Competency of Large Language Models in Evaluating Appropriate Responses to Suicidal Ideation: Comparative Study

Combating America's Chronic Disease Epidemic

Modeling Physician Workforce Supply, Demand, and Need Using System Dynamics: Model Structure and Assumptions

How Does Removing Menthol Tobacco Product Displays at Point-of-Sale Affect Adolescents' Cigarette Smoking Intentions? The Mediating Effects of Social Norms

Race and Ethnicity and Diffusion of Telemedicine in Medicaid for Schizophrenia Care After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Health, Health Care, and Aging

Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Viability of U.S. Emergency Care Is at Risk

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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The Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care

The Technical Expert/Clinical User/Patient Panel (TECUPP): Centering Patient and Family Perspectives in Patient-Reported Measure Development

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and the Health of the Active Component: Understanding the Link Between the ACFT and Personnel Health and Injuries

Rethinking Suicide Prevention Research: Moving Beyond Traditional Statistical Significance

Age-Based Trends in Suicidal Ideation Among Child Welfare System-Involved Youth

The Role and Reach of Alcohol Reduction Apps

Naloxone Knowledge, Carrying, Purchase, and Use

Competency of Large Language Models in Evaluating Appropriate Responses to Suicidal Ideation: Comparative Study

Combating America's Chronic Disease Epidemic

Modeling Physician Workforce Supply, Demand, and Need Using System Dynamics: Model Structure and Assumptions

How Does Removing Menthol Tobacco Product Displays at Point-of-Sale Affect Adolescents' Cigarette Smoking Intentions? The Mediating Effects of Social Norms

Race and Ethnicity and Diffusion of Telemedicine in Medicaid for Schizophrenia Care After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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