Methods in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Harris, Jenine K.; Beatty, Kate E.; Barbero, Colleen; Howard, Angela; Cheskin, Robin; Shapiro, Robert M.; Mays, Glen P.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2012.01.028

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“…5,22,24-26 To advance the science and practice of public health QI, the field needs more studies that use valid and reliable instruments and draw conclusions from representative samples. 52 The field can be advanced by establishing a standardized set of QI measures that can be used to support individual project aims as well as systemwide initiatives. This framework has the potential to advance the dialogue around these needs by (1) presenting a parsimonious measurement model for collecting data on QI efficiency and effectiveness outcomes at the program and agency levels; (2) testing the face validity of the framework through implementation in the field across a variety of state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments; and (3) identifying the types and frequency of QI approaches used to improve public health programs’ and services’ efficiency and effectiveness.…”

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Defining and Assessing Quality Improvement Outcomes: A Framework for Public Health

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We describe an evidence-based framework to define and assess the impact of quality improvement (QI) in public health. Developed to address programmatic and research-identified needs for articulating the value of public health QI in aggregate, this framework proposes a standardized set of measures to monitor and improve the 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 Public Health 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.

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Defining and Assessing Quality Improvement Outcomes: A Framework for Public Health

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“…45,47,48,117,118 As the body of practice-based research continues to grow and the ability to measure A-EBPs is strengthened, this initial list can be built on and improved. In part, this can be accomplished by conducting similar reviews of reviews as the literature grows.…”

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Fostering More-Effective Public Health by Identifying Administrative Evidence-Based Practices

Brownson

Allen

Duggan

et al. 2012

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context The aim of evidence-based decision-making in public health involves the integration of science-based interventions with community preferences to improve population health. Although considerable literature is available on the development and adoption of evidence-based guidelines and barriers to their implementation, the evidence base specific to public health administration is less developed. This article reviews the literature from public health and related disciplines to identify administrative evidence-based practices (A-EBPs; i.e., agency-level structures and activities that are positively associated with performance measures). Evidence acquisition A “review of reviews” was carried out to assess the evidence for the effectiveness of A-EBPs covering the time frame January 2000 through March 2012. The following steps were used: (1) select databases; (2) determine search parameters and conduct the search; (3) screen titles and abstracts; (4) obtain selected documents; (5) perform initial synthesis; (6) abstract data; and (7) synthesize evidence. Evidence synthesis In both the reviews and original empiric studies, the most common outcome reported was performance of the local health department or local public health system. On the basis of a synthesis of data from 20 reviews, a total of 11 high-priority A-EBPs were identified (i.e., practices that local public health systems potentially can modify within a few years). The A-EBPs covered five major domains of workforce development, leadership, organizational climate and culture, relationships and partnerships, and financial processes. Conclusions As the body of practice-based research continues to grow and the ability to measure administrative evidence-based practices improves, this initial list can be further developed and improved.

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“…Reliability measures include kappa statistics with associated z scores, and probabilities were calculated to examine rater agreement within items in domains and agencies. 25,26 With the larger sample of survey wave 1 data, we assessed the internal correlation of each domain through interclass correlation coefficients and interrater reliability.…”

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Improving Public Health Preparedness Capacity Measurement: Development of the Local Health Department Preparedness Capacities Assessment Survey

Davis

Mays

Bellamy

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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Methods in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Cited by 26 publications

References 270 publications

Defining and Assessing Quality Improvement Outcomes: A Framework for Public Health

Defining and Assessing Quality Improvement Outcomes: A Framework for Public Health

Fostering More-Effective Public Health by Identifying Administrative Evidence-Based Practices

Improving Public Health Preparedness Capacity Measurement: Development of the Local Health Department Preparedness Capacities Assessment Survey

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