Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
	Policy Information Center

Performance Improvement 1997

Table of Contents

Foreword

Senior Editorial Advisors

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Chapter I. Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services

HHS Evaluation Activities

Evaluation Resources

Evaluation Management

Future Directions in HHS Evaluation

Chapter II. Highlights of Selected Evaluations Completed During Fiscal Year 1996

Administration for Children and Families

Evaluation of Child Access Demonstration Projects: Report to Congress

Evaluation of Child Support Guidelines

Administration on Aging

Serving Elders at Risk: The Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs. National Evaluation of the Elderly Nutrition Program, 1993-1995

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Oregon Consumer Scorecard (OCS) Project

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Georgia State Clinic Assessments of Immunization Coverage: Impact of Management and Clinic Immunization Practices

Health Care Financing Administration

Ventilator-Dependent Unit Demonstration: Outcome Evaluation and Assessment of Post-Acute Care

Health Resources and Services Administration

Evaluation of the Bureau of Health Professions Strategic Directions: Development of a Cross-Cutting Performance Monitoring System

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Analysis of the Effect of Regulation on the Quality of Care in Board and Care Homes

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector

Subacute Care: Policy Synthesis and Market Area Analysis

Office of Public Health and Science

Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine

Chapter III. HHS Agency Evaluation Activities

Administration for Children and Families

Administration on Aging

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Food and Drug Administration

Health Care Financing Administration

Health Resources and Services Administration

Indian Health Service

National Institutes of Health

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Office of Public Health and Science

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Appendix A. Abstracts of HHS Evaluations Completed in Fiscal Year 1996

Appendix B. Inventory of HHS Evaluations in Progress During Fiscal Year 1996

Appendix C. Senior Editorial Advisors' Review Criteria for Assessing Program Evaluations

Appendix D. Glossary of Acronyms