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Using tracers to link health services to training through evaluation

R C Bandaranayake1, P J Singh

  • 1Public Health Institute, Kuala Lumpur.

Medical Education
|November 1, 1993
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This study used a tracer method to assess family health care delivery and worker training. It linked care outcomes to processes and identified learning deficiencies to improve training programs and healthcare services.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Education

Background:

  • Evaluating family health care delivery and health worker training is crucial for effective public health outcomes.
  • Traditional approaches often compartmentalize training and service delivery, hindering comprehensive assessment.
  • A need exists for integrated methods to link training inputs and outputs with healthcare service quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply the tracer concept for evaluating family health care delivery.
  • To assess the effectiveness of family health worker training programs.
  • To establish links between health worker training and the quality of family health care services.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective evaluation utilizing the tracer concept.

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  • Analysis of factors linking care products (outcomes) to process, input, and context.
  • Pathway analysis of learning deficiencies in health workers to evaluate training segments.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified contributory learning deficiencies in health workers, serving as both an input to care and a product of training.
    • Enabled focused evaluation of specific training program segments based on identified deficiencies.
    • Established clear links between training deficiencies and family health care delivery issues.

    Conclusions:

    • The tracer concept provides a valuable framework for evaluating integrated health systems.
    • Linking training deficiencies to service delivery allows for targeted improvements in both sectors.
    • This approach bridges the gap between traditionally separate training and service domains in health.