Design and implementation of an integrated, continuous evaluation, and quality improvement system for a state-based home-visiting program

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1385-1400

  McCabe, Bridget K ^a   Potash, Dru ^a   Omohundro, Ellen ^a   Taylor, Cathy R ^a  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Continuous quality improvement (CQI); Health services evaluation; Home visiting; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84871692494     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0906-6     Document Type: Article

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