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A Functional Model of Quality Assurance for Psychiatric Hospitals and Corresponding Staffing Requirements.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
A model for quality assurance (QA) in psychiatric hospitals is described. Its functions (general QA, utilization review, clinical records, evaluation, management information systems, risk management, and infection control), subfunctions, and corresponding staffing requirements are reviewed. This model was designed to foster standardization in QA…
Descriptors: Models, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Selection, Professional Personnel
The New Jersey Performance Management System: A State System and Uses of Simple Measures.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
The New Jersey Performance Management System (PMS) is a major mechanism used by the leadership of the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Hospitals to contract for, monitor, and manage community mental health services. This paper describes PMS, its components, implementation, and limitations. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Community Services, Evaluation Criteria, Management Systems, Medical Care Evaluation
Special Feature: Epistemological Paradigms in Evaluation: Implications for Practice. Section 3: "Paradigm Complementarity" Case Studies.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Three studies are presented, which illustrate situations in which researchers and funders agreed on the primacy of either the experimental or pragmatic paradigms but acknowledged a role for the other. The studies involved evaluations of mental health care, information systems, and a curriculum for behavioral and academic dysfunction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Children