Abstract:
:The central purpose of this article is to review the major approaches to evaluation of health care quality in terms of its use of different data sources. The areas of application, advantages, and disadvantages of seven data sources are presented, including direct observation, clinical records, record abstracts, clinical and administrative staff survey, patient survey, significant others survey, and population survey. Then the selection of data sources is discussed as this process is influenced by the answers to seven critical questions concerning the context of the quality assurance effort.
journal_name
Eval Health Profjournal_title
Evaluation & the health professionsauthors
Baker Fdoi
10.1177/016327878300600302subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1983-09-01 00:00:00pages
263-81issue
3eissn
0163-2787issn
1552-3918journal_volume
6pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Interviewers administered the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSES) to five groups of Black (formal township and informal settlement), White, Indian, and mixed race adult residents of Greater Pretoria. The results demonstrated that the RSES was psychometrically sound for the five groups. The minimal effects of sociodemog...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278713504214
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Pew Health Commission on professional education has recommended innovative educational programs to promote career mobility among nurses. To assure continued quality of nursing education in the face of innovation, the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing conducted a comprehensive evaluation of its accelerated RN-MSN pr...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327879702000205
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to determine if already-existing staff in a rural health department could effectively increase access of their clients to Medicaid. All "sliding fee" patients seeking services were asked a series of questions to determine their categorical eligibility for Medicaid. Those identified as pot...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327879101400403
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278710393955
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In recent years evaluation has mushroomed dramatically as a discipline. A number of evaluation "models" or approaches have been conceived, and varieties of social science methods have been employed serving several evaluative purposes. Missing from the health profession's literature on evaluation is a discussion of the...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878500800202
更新日期:1985-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article summarizes the results of a critical review of several cost-benefit analyses (CBA) of health care programs. With pertinent examples, it is demonstrated that the results and conclusions of a study depend upon the assumptions and methods underlying the measurement of costs and benefits in a CBA. Given the i...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1177/016327878400700302
更新日期:1984-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although oral examinations are widely used for making decisions regarding an individual's level of competence, they are frequently of limited reliability. A significant part of the error in oral performance ratings is due to the tendency for some evaluators to be lenient and others to be stringent in their assignment ...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327879101400107
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1177/016327879401700208
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278708320168
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327879601900204
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878400700106
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1177/016327879501800205
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327879301600105
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278717713569
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278711435542
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The treatment of Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with depression or schizophrenia was examined to determine whether adherence to treatment guideline was associated with health care financing strategy, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. Individuals in a fee-for-service condition were significantly more likely to r...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278708328744
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878400700407
更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278710361923
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878801100405
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278718819708
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278710379222
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327877900200404
更新日期:1979-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878300600405
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278703255242
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/016327878701000110
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program sponsors an array of innovative, collaborative research. This study uses complementary bibliometric approaches to assess the scope, influence, and interdisciplinary collaboration of publications supported by single CTSA hubs and those supported by multiple h...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278719839435
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/01632780122034939
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0163278720939302
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The spread of evidence-based practice throughout the world has resulted in the wide adoption of empirically supported interventions (ESIs) and a growing number of controlled trials of imported and culturally adapted ESIs. This article is informed by outcome research on family-based interventions including programs lis...
journal_title:Evaluation & the health professions
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doi:10.1177/0163278712469813
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00