[Evaluation of child care program in the COHAB Pestano primary health center]

D F Souza1, J S Dias da Costa

  • 1Secretaria da Saúde e Bem-Estar de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Jornal De Pediatria
|January 1, 1994
PubMed

Insights

This study presents a fast and affordable evaluation method using healthcare teams to enhance health attention quality. It provides key data on child enrollment and consultations.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Public Health Evaluation
  • Health Services Research

Context:

  • Healthcare systems face challenges in efficiently monitoring service quality.
  • Improving primary healthcare delivery is crucial for population health.
  • Data collection for health service utilization needs to be streamlined.

Purpose:

  • To introduce a cost-effective evaluation method leveraging healthcare teams.
  • To assess the impact of team-based evaluation on health attention quality.
  • To gather essential data on child health service access and utilization.

Summary:

  • An evaluation methodology utilizing healthcare teams was developed and assessed.
  • The method is characterized by its speed and low cost.
  • Key performance indicators include child inscription rates and consultation frequency.

Impact:

  • Potential to improve the quality of healthcare services through efficient team-based monitoring.
  • Provides actionable data for health program management and resource allocation.
  • Offers a scalable model for health service evaluation in diverse settings.

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