RAND Corp.

Policy analyst/nonprofit

The RAND Corp. is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. RAND focuses on the issues that matter most such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more. With a research staff consisting of some of the world’s preeminent minds, RAND has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for more than 60 years. As a nonpartisan organization, RAND is widely respected for operating independent of political and commercial pressures. RAND remains committed to public service by communicating its findings to a wide audience. This includes announcements to media, testimony by experts at RAND, and publications, many of which are available free at the organization’s web site.

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 08:48
Promise of Value-Based Purchasing in Healthcare Remains to be DemonstratedRAND Corp. reports on 10-year study
Tue, 03/11/2014 - 13:12
(RAND: Santa Monica, CA) -- After a decade of experimentation with reforms that give health providers financial incentives to improve performance, relatively little is known about how to best execute such strategies or judge their success,…
Massachusetts Physician Groups Improving Patient ExperienceBut the RAND study finds the groups aren’t focusing on some key patient-experience elements
Wed, 12/22/2010 - 15:17
Most Massachusetts physician groups are using results from a statewide patient survey to help improve patient experiences, but a significant number are not making use of the information or are making relatively limited efforts, according to a new…
Study: Inadequate Information Hampers Search for Evidence-Based Medical ProvidersQuality of care varies markedly in physicians
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 08:48
(RAND Corp.: Santa Monica, CA) -- When looking for a new physician, patients are often encouraged to select those who are board-certified or who have not made payments on malpractice claims. Yet these characteristics are not always a good predictor…