Open AccessProgram evaluation techniques in the health services.
Author(s) -
Jack R. Meredith
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.66.11.1069
Subject(s) - mental health , field (mathematics) , health services , management science , program evaluation , computer science , data science , environmental health , psychology , medicine , political science , psychiatry , engineering , mathematics , population , public administration , pure mathematics
This article addresses the issue of program evaluation in the area of health services; examples are drawn from the field of mental health. Current arguments concerning the goals, characteristics, and methodologies of program evaluation are discussed and two generally useful quantitative evaluation models are presented. The models are compared and their advantages for clinicians and administrators are detailed.