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- Title
Harnessing the power of the electronic health record data for use in program evaluation.
- Authors
Cohen, Deborah
- Abstract
The adoption of the electronic health record (EHR) will play a major role in the evolution of health-related program evaluation and applied research over the next 10 years. As we move toward meeting 'meaningful use' standards, many mental health agencies will soon have the capacity to inform internal and external stakeholders about agency processes and outcomes at the click of a mouse. The EHR has become a necessity for business operations among all health-care providers, and it will be important for evaluators to devise ways to utilize this information effectively to guide the program evaluation process. The author describes ways that these data may be used, specifically from the viewpoint of empowerment evaluation, including as a viable secondary data source. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association
- Subjects
MEDICAL informatics; MEDICAL records; MEDICAL records in mental health services; DATABASES; EVALUATION utilization; COMPUTER network resources
- Publication
New Directions for Evaluation, 2011, Vol 2011, Issue 131, p117
- ISSN
1097-6736
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ev.388