Seven-month pilot 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 1401-1412

  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; Health services evaluation; Home visiting; Performance management; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84871697794     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0905-7     Document Type: Article

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