5c Evaluation Flashcards
What is “structure”?
Organizational chart, number of beds/clients, committees
What is “process”?
Communication mechanisms, allocation criteria, conform with policy
What is “outcome”?
Impact on target group
Who is involved in external assessment?
Patient/family/representatives Advocates: Child & Family, Seniors, Informal Rights and Decision Making Peers - Accreditation Canada Safety, etc :WCB, Elevators Regulatory: Licensing, Pharmacy Planning bodies, Academics Public
Who assesses rights and decision making?
Medical Appeal Board, Ombudsperson, Info & Privacy Commissioner, Review Panel
What are three aspects of the health care system that are assessed (evaluated for outcomes)?
Structure
Process
Outcome
What are four measures of economic evaluation?
Cost - minimization
Cost - benefit
Cost - effectiveness
Cost - utility
What is cost - minimization?
Same outcome, different approaches, less $
What is cost - benefit?
Outcomes quantifiable in terms of $
What is cost - effectiveness?
Outcomes not quantifiable in terms of $
What is cost - utility?
Utility measure (subjective)
What is formative evaluation?
Formative evaluations focus on programs that are under development. It is used in
the planning stages of a program to ensure the program is developed based on stakeholders needs and that programs are using effective and appropriate materials and procedures.
What is process evaluation?
Process evaluations focus on programs that are already underway. It examines the procedures and tasks involved in providing a program. It seeks to answer the question, “What services are actually being delivered and to whom?”
What is summative evaluation?
Summative evaluations focus on programs that are already underway or completed. It investigates the effects of the program, both intended and unintended. It seeks to answer the questions “Did the program make a difference?”(impact evaluation)
and “Did the program meet its stated goals and objectives?”(outcome evaluation).
What are three types of evaluation?
Formative
Process
Summative
What are necessities for evaluation process?
Objectives
Inputs
Outcome
What are five characteristics of objectives?
SMART acronym Specific - X will achieve Y Measurable - X will achieve Z units of Y Attainable Realistic Timely
What are objectives?
What is the intended outcome, what is the problem we are trying to address?
What are inputs?
What measure? What source of data? What challenges in collection?
What are outcomes?
What measure? What source of data? What challenges in connection?
What are six questions to be asked when finding solutions?
- Is there a problem? (How do we know? What data, from where?)
- What is the intended effect of the proposed solution?
- Who should lead on acting on this issue?
- What’s the objective/desired outcome?
- How can it be measured?
- Type of inputs, types of benefits - (how can we measure - what data, from where?)
