This online application used select OSHPD utilization and financial data from 2001 through 2007 to monitor and report on the financial health of California hospitals. Tool discontinued as of November 2011.

This report examines the factors leading to inappropriate emergency department use by insured patients in California and recommends strategies to increase alternatives to ED use.

Examining IT solutions for physician practices, this report focuses on the option of application service provider (ASP) software. It includes software comparisons, key considerations, and a guide to suitability.

This executive summary presents the findings of a RAND Health effort to gather and synthesize the emerging body of lessons that are being learned about physician performance feedback.

This report examines the effectiveness of an initiative to redesign ambulatory care processes to improve productivity and provider and patient satisfaction at safety-net clinics in California.

This best practices guide presents recommendations for architects, engineers, project managers, and designers to improve the design, quality control, and construction of hospital building projects in California.

This report found that people who shop for pricing information and financial assistance at California hospitals have a difficult time getting answers. Mystery shoppers posed as uninsured patients needing prices for elective procedures at 64 hospitals.

Online technology is changing the way hospitals and nurses look at staffing and scheduling. Six case studies explore how software packages are successfully balancing the needs of organizations and staff.

This project provides community clinic leaders and policymakers with information about the impact of electronic health records (EHRs) in a safety-net setting.

This issue brief examines why California's on-call physician system is unstable, how emergency departments are coping, and possible strategies for improving on-call coverage.

The goal of this multi-year initiative was to improve understanding of California health care workforce issues and to advance the ability of health care workers, at all levels, to contribute to improving the health of Californians.

This report examines the difficulties California hospitals face in meeting the seismic safety standards mandated by the 1994 hospital retrofit law (SB 1953) and proposes strategies to achieve compliance.

This Health Affairs study by Melnick et al. found that patient access and capacity are keeping pace with demand at emergency departments in California. The study also said that emergency rooms are not a financial drain, but rather contribute to hospitals' profitability. Also four commentaries by Fields, Siegel, Kellermann, and Dauner.

This analysis of California's patient safety legislation (SB 1875 and SB 801) reveals a high level of commitment by hospitals to technology solutions—often exceeding the minimum requirements of the law.

This report describes how 11 hospitals in the United States plan to use specific digital technologies to transform work flow associated with a traditional paper-based environment.