Abstract: Many community-based organizations and clinicians perceive that the data collection required for rigorous program evaluation detracts from their mission to serve, i.e., the provision of health promotion or health care services to underserved populations. Presenter and session participants will generate a list of resource constraints and other obstacles that get in the way of measuring outcomes rigorously, and then discuss potential solutions for overcoming these barriers. The presenter will provide real-world examples from experience with implementation of HRSA’s Diabetes Collaborative in federally-funded community health centers, and outcome improvement projects developed by the Southeast Regional Clinicians Network and the National Center for Primary Care. From these examples we will demonstrate how the process of rigorous self-evaluation can lead not only to improved health outcomes, but also to more effective systems and processes of serving the underserved in community-based settings See www.ncpc.msm.edu
Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: 1. To demonstrate methods for efficiently integrating rigorous program evaluation in community-based organizations focused on serving the underserved. 2. To learn examples of how rigorous self-evaluation can enhance both the outcomes and efficiency of delivering health care and improving health outcomes in community-based settings
Keywords: Community-Based Health Care,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: 1.) HRSA's Diabetes Collaborative in federally
funded community health centers.
2.) HRSA Southeast Regional Clinicans Network
3.) The National Center for Primary Care at
Morehouse School of Medicine
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.