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Piloting performance measurement for comprehensive cancer control programs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21464689     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: : To implement a pilot test of performance measures for National Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
DESIGN: : A cross-sectional assessment conducted in 2008.
SETTING: : A total of 65 CCC-funded entities (51 states, 7 tribes, and 7 territories or jurisdictions) representing 69 CCC programs. Participants: Comprehensive Cancer Control program staff.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: : In a process that involved stakeholders from funded programs, academia, and nonprofit organizations, the CDC developed a framework for evaluation and a performance measures worksheet containing 11 performance measures for CCC programs that assessed grantee attainment of key components of CCC as required in the funding announcement. The framework was based on a CCC logic model. The performance measures worksheet contained detailed description of the measures, definitions, and suggested data sources for the 11 measures.
RESULTS: : Of the 69 programs, 61 completed the worksheets. The median time reported to complete the worksheet was 10 hours (interquartile range = 6-20). Almost all programs reported having representation of relevant populations in their coalition and having conducted a recent assessment of the burden of cancer. Less frequently, programs reported having a written evaluation plan or having enacted policy changes. Additional performance measures described non-CDC funding, the percentage of partners implementing CCC activities, and the percentage of implemented interventions that were evidence-based.
CONCLUSIONS: : This pilot test of the performance measures worksheet established the feasibility of conducting a standardized survey of CCC programs to identify issues of importance to developing and implementing the CCC program at national and program levels. The performance measures provided unique data on CCC grantees to the CDC funders and feedback on performance measures for improving questions on future surveys. Refinement of the performance measures will provide a tool for monitoring processes of action and accountability of grantees and will encourage a culture of quality improvement through systematic evaluation.
Authors:
Phyllis Rochester; Deborah S Porterfield; Lisa C Richardson; Kelly McAleer; Elizabeth Adams; Debra Holden
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1550-5022     ISO Abbreviation:  J Public Health Manag Pract     Publication Date:    2011 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505213     Medline TA:  J Public Health Manag Pract     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  275-82     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Drs Rochester and Richardson); RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (Drs Porterfield and Holden and Mss McAleer and Adams); and Additional Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Performance Measures Workgroup (Mss Gardner, Gill, Fairly and Moore, and Mr Lowry). Dr Rochester has retired.
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