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Apr 23, 2025

A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

We describe contextual factors affecting the implementation and outcomes of a successful email 'nudge' aimed at reducing post-operative opioid prescribing, with the goal of informing future implementation and dissemination efforts.
Research Summary

Apr 15, 2025

California's ACEs Aware Initiative Has Made Substantial Early Progress, but Sustained Investment Is Needed

California launched a historic effort to improve health by screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences. Almost 45,000 individuals have been trained, and several million Medi-Cal beneficiaries have been screened, but continued investment is needed.
Research

Apr 15, 2025

Addressing Toxic Stress and Health Care Access in California Farmworker Communities: ACCESS Pilot Project Evaluation

The authors present evaluation findings from farmworker leader training, including knowledge of toxic stress and health care access. They also present findings from a farmworker health survey, revealing barriers to care for the population.
Research

Apr 15, 2025

Evaluation of the Early Impact of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN)

The authors evaluated the impact of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network on its goals of promoting screening for adverse childhood experiences (such as abuse and neglect) and trauma-informed health care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Press

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.
Commentary

Apr 4, 2025

Are AI-Generated Medical Notes Really Any Worse?

AI may be just as (un)reliable as our current methods of medical documentation, but it is also much, much faster. This speed can bring about many benefits.
Research

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.
Research

Feb 7, 2025

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Interviews of 36 surgeons in a randomized controlled trial of social norm-based feedback to reduce postsurgery opioid prescribing elucidated surgeons' reactions and responses to the feedback as well as contextual factors affecting its impact.
Research

Feb 7, 2025

Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System

Analysis of 25,188 surgeries at a large multihospital healthcare system clarifies sources of medically warranted and unwarranted variation in postsurgery opioid prescribing practices.
Research

Jan 10, 2025

Working Conditions in Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Professions

This study describes working conditions, including ergonomic and psychosocial demands, for five complementary and integrative health occupations: acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, midwives, and naturopathic doctors.
Project

Dec 19, 2024

Evaluating body worn cameras in the ambulance service

To address physical and verbal abuse of ambulance staff, RAND Europe evaluated a pilot of body worn cameras (BWCs) on ambulance staff in England.

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A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

California's ACEs Aware Initiative Has Made Substantial Early Progress, but Sustained Investment Is Needed

Addressing Toxic Stress and Health Care Access in California Farmworker Communities: ACCESS Pilot Project Evaluation

Evaluation of the Early Impact of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN)

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

Are AI-Generated Medical Notes Really Any Worse?

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

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System

Working Conditions in Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Professions

Evaluating body worn cameras in the ambulance service

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Overprescribing Is Still Driving Overdose Deaths. One Fix Starts with Nudging Surgeons

How to Strengthen Virginia's Health Care Workforce

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

California's ACEs Aware Initiative Has Made Substantial Early Progress, but Sustained Investment Is Needed

Addressing Toxic Stress and Health Care Access in California Farmworker Communities: ACCESS Pilot Project Evaluation

Evaluation of the Early Impact of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN)

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

Are AI-Generated Medical Notes Really Any Worse?

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

Surgeons' Views of Peer Comparison and Guideline-Based Feedback on Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions: A Qualitative Investigation

Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System

Working Conditions in Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Professions

Evaluating body worn cameras in the ambulance service

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