Raising the bar: using program evaluation for quality improvement

Healthc Manage Forum. 2013 Winter;26(4):191-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hcmf.2013.09.007.

Abstract

The Cancer Quality Council of Ontario has undertaken 3 programmatic reviews, in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario, to evaluate an emerging or existing program and to provide future directions. The reviews are a quality improvement tool consisting of an assessment of the program's current state, a critical appraisal, and an environmental scan in advance of an event where attendees hear best practices from jurisdictions and participate in a discussion leading to a set of recommendations for the program.

MeSH terms

  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Ontario
  • Program Evaluation* / methods
  • Quality Improvement*