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Peer reviewedAbrahams, Ruby; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1988
A methodology for developing clinical/research assessment tools, training interviewers, and continuously assessing interrater reliability is discussed. Data from a multisite national evaluation of long-term health care programs (i.e., the Social/Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for elderly clients) are used. Focus is on providing research…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Data Collection, Health Facilities, Health Programs
Peer reviewedSilverman, Myrna; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1990
Two evaluation studies using qualitative methods are described to illustrate the appropriateness of such methods for certain research questions. Ways to enhance reliability and validity are also discussed in the descriptions of the evaluations of 16 emergency medical services and 13 local health departments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Evaluation Methods, Health Facilities, Health Programs
Download full textKucha, Deloros H. – 1977
A feasibility study was conducted to examine in detail, analyze, and describe the development and operation (system effectiveness and efficiency) of a patient learning center in a MEDDAC, and to provide such information to the Surgeon General for use in planning future health care delivery to military-care eligible beneficiaries. Study objectives…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Programs, Feasibility Studies, Health Facilities
Kreimer, Osvaldo; And Others – 1974
The executive summary is the first section of this final report of the evaluation of the ATS-1 medical communication system in Alaska. The second section introduces the background of these studies and the sociogeographic setting and health situation of the Alaska natives. The third section presents the main research findings about both the…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Equipment Evaluation, Health Conditions, Health Education
Peer reviewedBraverman, Marc T., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
Perspectives are provided to help evaluators of health promotion programs. Eight papers present critical issues in such evaluations, including: (1) conceptual themes of program theory and context; (2) topics related to measurement, data analysis, and research design; and (3) reports of evaluation studies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Analysis, Disease Control, Evaluation Methods
National Center for Health Services Research (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1980
In addition to publishing the papers given at key meetings, this series on health facilities includes discussions and responses. The series is intended to help meet the information needs of health service providers and others who require direct access to concepts and ideas evolving from the exchange of research results. Health facility reuse is an…
Descriptors: Facility Planning, Financial Support, Health Facilities, Health Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1990
Health needs and health services in rural America are key issues directly related to education as well as community well-being. This report examines rural America's access to basic health care services and discusses options for congressional consideration. The focus is on trends in availability of primary and acute rural health care and on factors…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Brook, Robert H.; Williams, Kathleen N. – 1975
This report brings together two issues: quality of care measurement and health care for the disadvantaged. The main question that is asked is whether an improvement in the quality of health care delivered to the disadvantaged will contribute to equalizing their health status. A review of the literature points to the following four conclusions: (1)…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation, Health Conditions
Blum, Henrik L. – 1974
This book undertakes the task of portraying the application of planning theory to health concerns. It defines the purposes planning is meant to serve; analyzes the dynamics of social change; identifies the major determinants of change; and examines how planning can best affect those determinants. The book is organized into five major sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Guides
