Defining and assessing quality improvement outcomes: A framework for public health

A.W. McLees, S. Nawaz, C. Thomas and A. Young

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S167-S173

Abstract: We describe an evidencebased framework to define and assess the impact of quality improvement (QI) in public health. Developed to address programmatic and researchidentified eeds for articulating the value of public health QI in aggregate, this framework proposes a standardized set of measures to monitor and improve he efficiency and effectiveness of public health programs and operations. We reviewed the scientific literature and analyzed QI initiatives implemented through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National PublicHealth Improvement Initiative to inform the selection of 5 efficiency and 8 effectiveness measures. This framework provides a model for identifying the types of improvement outcomes targeted by public health QI efforts and a means to understand QI's impact on the practice of public health.

Keywords: economics; human; organization and management; program evaluation; public health service; system analysis; total quality management; United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Efficiency, Organizational; Humans; Program Evaluation; Public Health Administration; Quality Improvement; Systems Analysis; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302533

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