A Framework to Measure the Value of Public Health Services
dc.contributor.author | Jacobson, Peter D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Neumann, Peter J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T21:37:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T21:37:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Jacobson, Peter D.; Neumann, Peter J. (2009). "A Framework to Measure the Value of Public Health Services." Health Services Research 44(5p2): 1880-1896. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74681> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0017-9124 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1475-6773 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74681 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=19686250&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | To develop a framework that public health practitioners could use to measure the value of public health services. Data Sources . Primary data were collected from August 2006 through March 2007. We interviewed ( n =46) public health practitioners in four states, leaders of national public health organizations, and academic researchers. Study Design . Using a semi-structured interview protocol, we conducted a series of qualitative interviews to define the component parts of value for public health services and identify methodologies used to measure value and data collected. Data Collection/Extraction Methods . The primary form of analysis is descriptive, synthesizing information across respondents as to how they measure the value of their services. Principal Findings . Our interviews did not reveal a consensus on how to measure value or a specific framework for doing so. Nonetheless, the interviews identified some potential strategies, such as cost accounting and performance-based contracting mechanisms. The interviews noted implementation barriers, including limits to staff capacity and data availability. Conclusions . We developed a framework that considers four component elements to measure value: external factors that must be taken into account (i.e., mandates); key internal actions that a local health department must take (i.e., staff assessment); using appropriate quantitative measures; and communicating value to elected officials and the public. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Inc | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2009 Health Research and Educational Trust | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Public Health Systems | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Measures of Value | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Public Health Services | en_US |
dc.title | A Framework to Measure the Value of Public Health Services | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Public Health | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Center for Law, Ethics, and Health, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029 ; | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Center for the Evaluation of Value & Risk in Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19686250 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74681/1/j.1475-6773.2009.01013.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01013.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Health Services Research | en_US |
dc.identifier.citedreference | Chapin, J., and B. Fetter. 2002. “ Performance-based Contracting in Wisconsin Public Health: Transforming State-Local Relations.” The Milbank Quarterly 80: 97 – 124. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citedreference | Neumann, P. J., P. D. Jacobson, and J. A. Palmer. 2008. “ Measuring the Value of Public Health Systems: The Disconnect between Health Economists and Public Health Practitioners.” American Journal of Public Health 98: 2173 – 80. | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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