Performance Improvement 2002

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PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT 2002

Foreword
ASPE 2001 Evaluation Review Panel Selections for Excellent Evaluations
Chapter I - Results in Brief: Completed Outcome-Oriented Program Evaluations: Healthcare/Public Health; Healthcare Financing; Human Service Programs
Chapter II - Compendium of HHS Agency FY 2001 Evaluations Completed and In Progress: Administration for Children and Families; Administration on Aging; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Food and Drug 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: Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services; Definition and Purpose of Evaluation at HHS; Evaluation Resources; Evaluation Management
Appendix B: Acknowledgments of HHS Officials
Appendix C: HHS Evaluation Review Panel; Program Evaluation Review Criteria; Overall Significance; Conceptual Criteria; Methods; Cross-Cutting Factors