Qualitative and Mixed Methods

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Apr 1, 2026

Quality Care Collaboratives for Maternal Health Across U.S. States: A Scoping Review Protocol

The aim of this review is to synthesize the current evidence on implementation approaches of M/PQCs at the health system level in the USA and their impact on maternal health outcomes.
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Mar 19, 2026

Consensus building research to identify the 'ideal' policy framework for early cancer care

Using expert consensus methods, we developed an evidence-based framework for early cancer care emphasising integrated policy, system strengthening, workforce capacity, data infrastructure, and ongoing evaluation for equitable, sustainable outcomes.
Tool

Mar 4, 2026

Polling Rank: A Comparative Judgment Tool

This guide describes a RAND-developed comparative judgment software tool called Polling Rank, which takes a list of text items as an input and outputs a ranking of those items based on pairwise comparisons made by human participants.
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Feb 16, 2026

Stakeholder Input on the CAHPS Ambulatory Surveys

This study aimed to gather systematic stakeholder feedback to inform future revisions of CAHPS ambulatory surveys.
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Feb 13, 2026

Evaluating the Impact of Changes to the Air Force Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems

In 2023, the U.S. Air Force implemented several changes to the officer and enlisted performance evaluation systems. In this report, the authors document findings and recommendations from their analysis and evaluation of those changes.
Research

Jan 28, 2026

Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

The findings reveal a programme that has decisively enhanced the UK's innovation capability and collaborative culture, while highlighting important lessons for future mission-led R&I initiatives.
Research

Dec 22, 2025

Evaluation of the Peaceful Connections Violence Prevention Program: Local Evaluation Report

The authors share their findings of their evaluation of the Boys & Girls Clubs' Peaceful Connections program in Los Angeles County, and they include recommendations for improving both the program and evaluation efforts going forward.
Research

Dec 8, 2025

Proposal for a Critical Appraisal Tool for Studies Using the Delphi Method (DCAT)

This Special Paper presents a tool that has been developed by the authors, based on over 15 years of experience conducting Delphi studies and a comprehensive analysis of the of the literature on the Delphi method since its inception.
Research

Dec 1, 2025

Sustaining Strong Rural Partnerships and Interventions to Serve Student and Regional Workforce Development Needs

In this report, the authors examine the evolution of the Tristate Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Consortium from 2017 to 2025 and highlight how regional partnerships can tackle workforce and economic development challenges in rural regions.
Research Summary

Dec 1, 2025

A Maturity Model for Regional Collaboration: Strengthening Partnerships Among Colleges, Workforce Development Boards, and Employers to Meet Regional Needs

The authors developed a partnership maturity model to foster more-robust and sustainable regional collaborations. Although derived from a rural context, the model is generalizable to inform partnership development in a variety of settings.
Research

Nov 12, 2025

Surgeon-Informed Clinical Decision Support Software for Surgical Risk Prediction and Outcomes Tracking

To prospectively define surgeon-centric design principles, this study employed a modified-Delphi method to guide the development of a novel clinical decision support software app.
Expert Insights

Sep 23, 2025

The Well-Tempered AI Assistant for Policy Processes: Approximately Optimizing AI Outputs to Empower Policy Discussions

Prompting techniques can approximately optimize artificial intelligence outputs to better align with policy objectives, stakeholder needs, and resource constraints. A violent crime reduction case study illustrates the approach.

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Quality Care Collaboratives for Maternal Health Across U.S. States: A Scoping Review Protocol

Consensus building research to identify the 'ideal' policy framework for early cancer care

Polling Rank: A Comparative Judgment Tool

Stakeholder Input on the CAHPS Ambulatory Surveys

Evaluating the Impact of Changes to the Air Force Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems

Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

Evaluation of the Peaceful Connections Violence Prevention Program: Local Evaluation Report

Proposal for a Critical Appraisal Tool for Studies Using the Delphi Method (DCAT)

Sustaining Strong Rural Partnerships and Interventions to Serve Student and Regional Workforce Development Needs

A Maturity Model for Regional Collaboration: Strengthening Partnerships Among Colleges, Workforce Development Boards, and Employers to Meet Regional Needs

Surgeon-Informed Clinical Decision Support Software for Surgical Risk Prediction and Outcomes Tracking

The Well-Tempered AI Assistant for Policy Processes: Approximately Optimizing AI Outputs to Empower Policy Discussions

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Quality Care Collaboratives for Maternal Health Across U.S. States: A Scoping Review Protocol

Consensus building research to identify the 'ideal' policy framework for early cancer care

Polling Rank: A Comparative Judgment Tool

Stakeholder Input on the CAHPS Ambulatory Surveys

Evaluating the Impact of Changes to the Air Force Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems

Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

Evaluation of the Peaceful Connections Violence Prevention Program: Local Evaluation Report

Proposal for a Critical Appraisal Tool for Studies Using the Delphi Method (DCAT)

Sustaining Strong Rural Partnerships and Interventions to Serve Student and Regional Workforce Development Needs

A Maturity Model for Regional Collaboration: Strengthening Partnerships Among Colleges, Workforce Development Boards, and Employers to Meet Regional Needs

Surgeon-Informed Clinical Decision Support Software for Surgical Risk Prediction and Outcomes Tracking

The Well-Tempered AI Assistant for Policy Processes: Approximately Optimizing AI Outputs to Empower Policy Discussions

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