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1 online resource (xvi, 70 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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RAND toolkit ; v. 3
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RAND Corporation research report series ; RR487z3
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RAND toolkit ; v. 3.
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Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR487z3.
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"RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page. |
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"RR-487/3-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper from print version. |
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"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-70). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Assessing programs for possible expansion -- Quality of evaluation -- Program effectiveness -- Population and policy priorities -- Decisionmaking regarding program expansion -- Appendix A: Program abstraction form -- Appendix B: The RAND Program Expansion Tool and instruction manual -- Appendix C: Instruction manual for the RAND program assessment tool. |
| Summary |
While the Department of Defense supports more than 200 psychological health and traumatic brain injury programs, it lacks an approach and process to systematically develop, track, and assess the performance of this portfolio of programs. Further, there is not yet a uniform approach to decisionmaking around program support and expansion of particularly promising, evidence-based programs. This lack of centralized oversight may result in the proliferation of untested programs that are developed without an evidence base; an inefficient use of resources; and added cost and administrative inefficiencies. RAND researchers developed a potential model and tools to support a centralized, systematic, and ongoing process to help in making decisions around continued program support, and by which expansion can be facilitated. This report includes two tools. The first is a Program Abstraction Form, which collects relevant background information from programs and asks explicitly about program effectiveness and the design of the program evaluation used to assess program effectiveness, as a poor evaluation design may lead to incorrect conclusions about the effectiveness of the program. The second is the RAND Program Expansion Tool, which provides a standardized summary of the quality and outcome of a program evaluation. The focus of these tools is on decisionmaking around program expansion, and does not preclude or address initial funding decisions of particularly promising new programs that may not yet have a solid evidence base. |
| Funding |
Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury ; conducted in the Forces and Resources Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) W74V8H-06-C-0002 |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation.
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Medical care. |
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United States. |
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Evaluation. |
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Mental health services -- Evaluation.
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Mental health services -- Evaluation. |
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment -- Evaluation.
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment. |
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries. |
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Health services administration -- United States.
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Health services administration. |
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Evidence-based medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Evidence-based medicine. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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United States. |
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Medical care. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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| Added Author |
Farris, Coreen, author.
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Adamson, David M., author.
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Weinick, Robin M., author.
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Rand Corporation, issuing body.
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National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
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United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, supporting body.
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Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury (U.S.), supporting body.
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RAND toolkit |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, Laurie T. Systematic process to facilitate evidence-informed decisionmaking regarding program expansion. Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, ©2014 9780833084170 (OCoLC)867840220 |
| ISBN |
9780833084835 (electronic book) |
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0833084836 (electronic book) |
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9780833084170 (paperback) |
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0833084178 (paperback) |
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