In this slideshow, Tracey Gyateng, Data Lab Project Manager,NPC, discusses retrospective matching methods to study health services and other sectors.
Tracey Gyateng spoke at the Nuffield Trust event: The future of the hospital, in June 2014.
Using modelling to inform our diagnostics strategyUNITAID
The document discusses using mathematical modeling to inform diagnostic strategies for HIV/AIDS. It summarizes several studies modeling the impact and cost-effectiveness of introducing new diagnostic tools, such as a device-free test that could expand access to CD4 count monitoring. The modeling considers factors like how many additional people might receive CD4 monitoring, as well as total costs of treatment versus impact on the epidemic under different testing scenarios. The document advocates using modeling coordination to help address strategic questions about which tests and strategies could have the greatest impact.
Beyond Indicators and Reporting: M&E as a Systems Strengthening InterventionMEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and their importance in strengthening health systems. It notes that while demand for M&E is increasing, many country systems remain weak. Progress has been made in harmonizing indicators and developing tools and guidelines. Case studies from Jamaica and Cote d'Ivoire show how focused efforts to strengthen M&E systems can improve data quality and use over time. Building strong M&E requires addressing technical, organizational and behavioral factors and is a long-term intervention that needs sustained investment.
What Makes a Good Performance Management Plan? A new tool for managersMEASURE Evaluation
The document provides guidance on what makes a good performance management plan (PMP). It outlines 14 key factors for a quality PMP, including having a clear results framework, indicators that reflect project objectives, and practical plans for collecting high-quality data. A good PMP is easy to follow, with the right level of indicators to assess results while still being manageable. It also identifies costs for implementation and opportunities for evaluation. Developing a strong PMP upfront helps guide effective management and decision making.
Centers of Excellence in Monitoring and Evaluation: An Approach to Improving ...MEASURE Evaluation
The USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project supported the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to establish centers of excellence (COE) to improve data quality and use at health facilities. The COE program provided training to healthcare workers on health information systems, data collection and analysis. It equipped facilities with data management tools and implementation support. Initial results found improved health information management at COE facilities, though data use for decision making was still limited. The COE model was then expanded to additional health facilities in targeted health zones.
Measuring and Evaluating Reproductive Health Initiatives MEASURE Evaluation
This presentation provides an overview of the process of updating the Compendium of Indicators for Evaluating Reproductive Health Programs and what the final product will include.
Developing Effective Remote Consultations in Outpatients webinarInnovation Agency
1) The document discusses strategic plans to increase the use of virtual appointments through video to help restore NHS services and reduce backlogs as directed nationally.
2) Data is presented on the percentage of virtual vs face-to-face appointments by specialty for different regions, showing variation between specialties and trusts in uptake of virtual appointments.
3) Interviews were conducted with NHS staff across roles and specialties to understand the reasons for the differences in uptake of virtual appointments and identify barriers to wider adoption. A separate report from patient interviews also provided feedback.
mHealth Israel_Growth Opportunities in Clinical Trial Execution_Craig LipsetLevi Shapiro
Craig Lipsent, former Worldwide Head of Clinical Innovation at Pfizer, presents to the mHealth Israel Community, Feb, 2020. Theme: Clinical trials are vital for developing new medicines but they are broken. Clinical trial trends include the increasing attention and investment in participant & investigator experience
Digitization and innovative data capture. Forecast for clinical trials will be decentralized, distributed, democratized and disruptive.
Using modelling to inform our diagnostics strategyUNITAID
The document discusses using mathematical modeling to inform diagnostic strategies for HIV/AIDS. It summarizes several studies modeling the impact and cost-effectiveness of introducing new diagnostic tools, such as a device-free test that could expand access to CD4 count monitoring. The modeling considers factors like how many additional people might receive CD4 monitoring, as well as total costs of treatment versus impact on the epidemic under different testing scenarios. The document advocates using modeling coordination to help address strategic questions about which tests and strategies could have the greatest impact.
Beyond Indicators and Reporting: M&E as a Systems Strengthening InterventionMEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and their importance in strengthening health systems. It notes that while demand for M&E is increasing, many country systems remain weak. Progress has been made in harmonizing indicators and developing tools and guidelines. Case studies from Jamaica and Cote d'Ivoire show how focused efforts to strengthen M&E systems can improve data quality and use over time. Building strong M&E requires addressing technical, organizational and behavioral factors and is a long-term intervention that needs sustained investment.
What Makes a Good Performance Management Plan? A new tool for managersMEASURE Evaluation
The document provides guidance on what makes a good performance management plan (PMP). It outlines 14 key factors for a quality PMP, including having a clear results framework, indicators that reflect project objectives, and practical plans for collecting high-quality data. A good PMP is easy to follow, with the right level of indicators to assess results while still being manageable. It also identifies costs for implementation and opportunities for evaluation. Developing a strong PMP upfront helps guide effective management and decision making.
Centers of Excellence in Monitoring and Evaluation: An Approach to Improving ...MEASURE Evaluation
The USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project supported the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to establish centers of excellence (COE) to improve data quality and use at health facilities. The COE program provided training to healthcare workers on health information systems, data collection and analysis. It equipped facilities with data management tools and implementation support. Initial results found improved health information management at COE facilities, though data use for decision making was still limited. The COE model was then expanded to additional health facilities in targeted health zones.
Measuring and Evaluating Reproductive Health Initiatives MEASURE Evaluation
This presentation provides an overview of the process of updating the Compendium of Indicators for Evaluating Reproductive Health Programs and what the final product will include.
Developing Effective Remote Consultations in Outpatients webinarInnovation Agency
1) The document discusses strategic plans to increase the use of virtual appointments through video to help restore NHS services and reduce backlogs as directed nationally.
2) Data is presented on the percentage of virtual vs face-to-face appointments by specialty for different regions, showing variation between specialties and trusts in uptake of virtual appointments.
3) Interviews were conducted with NHS staff across roles and specialties to understand the reasons for the differences in uptake of virtual appointments and identify barriers to wider adoption. A separate report from patient interviews also provided feedback.
mHealth Israel_Growth Opportunities in Clinical Trial Execution_Craig LipsetLevi Shapiro
Craig Lipsent, former Worldwide Head of Clinical Innovation at Pfizer, presents to the mHealth Israel Community, Feb, 2020. Theme: Clinical trials are vital for developing new medicines but they are broken. Clinical trial trends include the increasing attention and investment in participant & investigator experience
Digitization and innovative data capture. Forecast for clinical trials will be decentralized, distributed, democratized and disruptive.
MEASURE Evaluation has contributed significantly to the global M&E agenda. There is now greatly increased funding and emphasis on HIV monitoring. MEASURE Evaluation has improved data collection and quality at both the global and country levels through new guidelines, tools, and field interventions. Capacity building efforts have increased the number of national M&E plans and units, though capacity remains low. While more and better quality data is available, progress is still needed on evaluation to understand what works best.
Data for Impact hosted a one-hour webinar sharing guidance for using routine data in evaluations. More: https://www.data4impactproject.org/resources/webinars/routine-data-use-in-evaluation-practical-guidance/
Monitoring Scale-up of Health Practices and InterventionsMEASURE Evaluation
This guide provides information to help monitor the scale-up of health practices and interventions. It introduces the guide and its objectives, which are to provide background on monitoring scale-up initiatives. The guide includes a rationale for monitoring scale-up, a readiness assessment, 10 considerations for monitoring scale-up such as defining objectives and selecting indicators, and appendices with case studies and frameworks for scaling up health interventions. The goal is to create a practical resource that can help effectively monitor and evaluate the scale-up process.
More and more health economies across the globe are deploying Electronic Health Records with some countries reaching full adoption by 2017. This means we, as healthcare marketers, now have a vital new channel to reach and educate decision makers.
Using Stakeholder Engagement to Inform the Development and Expansion, and Inc...UKFacultyPublicHealth
The document discusses NICE's return on investment (ROI) tools, which predict the economic returns of funding certain health interventions. It describes the development of NICE's initial ROI tools on tobacco, physical activity, and alcohol through stakeholder engagement. Stakeholders provided feedback that the tools' metrics were unclear and wanted easier access to guidance information. NICE then created online versions of the tools, testing them with stakeholders who found them simpler to use but still having some technical issues. Next steps include publishing the five web-based ROI tools.
Collecting the PEPFAR OVC MER Essential Survey Indicators: Frequently Asked Q...MEASURE Evaluation
Gretchen Bachman and Christine Fu (USAID); Lisa Parker, Jenifer Chapman, Lisa Marie Albert, Walter Obiero, and Susan Settergren from MEASURE Evaluation. January 2017 Webinar.
This Slideshare discusses the current state, technical and workflow challenges, and the future state of Patient Generated Health Data. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2KeGkZ6
4 Strategies to Influence Digital Health Approaches in Clinical Research StudiesJohn Reites
Drug Information Association (DIA) 2016 Conference presentation by John Reites on June 26, 2016. Session entitled; "Digital Health Debate" including this presentation on the four strategies to influence digital health approaches in clinical research studies.
Evolution in the Role of Patient Participation in Clinical ResearchCraig Lipset
Presentation by Craig Lipset at Precision Medicine World Congress (Palo Alto CA, 24 January 2020).
This presentation shares a "top 10 list" of places where patient participation in research is facing radical change for the better.
Assessing HIV Service: Use and Information Systems for Key Populations in Nam...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes the plans to assess HIV service use and information systems for key populations in Namibia. The original proposal was to assess a case management approach using program data, but challenges with data quality and lack of a population size estimate led to a new plan. The new plan includes estimating the size of key populations, enrolling HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in separate cohorts to analyze linkage to care, retention, viral suppression, and seroconversion rates over 12-18 months. The assessment will leverage opportunities to measure the HIV cascade for key populations and facilitate prevention data planning.
This document summarizes the aims, outcomes, and recommendations of the AFAO Syphilis Forum. The forum aimed to update participants on syphilis epidemiology, transmission, testing and treatment interventions. It also sought to gather input from the community sector to contribute to developing Australia's National Syphilis Action Plan. Key recommendations that emerged included increasing syphilis testing, partner notification strategies using technology, social marketing campaigns targeted at at-risk groups, and further research on interventions like rapid testing and chemoprophylaxis. A follow up forum was proposed to review the outcomes of the National Syphilis Action Plan.
This document provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation processes for Innovation for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA). It outlines the IMCHA logic model and describes the ultimate and intermediate outcomes of improving maternal, newborn and child health in target countries. It then provides details on the annual reporting, surveys, and evaluations that will be conducted. Finally, it lists the indicators that will be used to measure the intermediate and immediate outcomes of the IMCHA research teams and health policy and research organizations.
Performance of Routine Information System Management Framework (PRISM) led by Natasha Kanagat
The PRISM framework consists of four tools to assess Routine Health Information System (RHIS) performance, identify technical, behavioral and organizational factors that affect RHIS, aid in designing priority interventions to improve performance and improve quality and use of routine health data.
Recording: http://universityofnc.adobeconnect.com/p1edhgz9zs7/
PRISM Tool: https://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/publications/ms-11-46-d
Network Optimization: Why Physician Quality Should Drive Your Benefits StrategyGrand Rounds
Employers and payers are increasingly interested in narrow network or "high performance" networks to control healthcare costs. But there's a science to reshaping your physician network to cut costs while avoiding member blowback. Learn how to optimize networks for cost and quality, while reassuring your employees that they can still access the care they need.
1) The document analyzes the costs of two approaches to obtaining clean data from electronic medical records (EMRs) - data discipline and data cleansing - and applies this to diabetes management in Canada.
2) A budget impact analysis finds that data cleansing would be quicker to implement and estimated to cost less at $21.6 million compared to $65.5 million for data discipline.
3) The analysis recommends considering a combination of the two approaches to improve data quality for diabetes management, which could save hundreds of millions to the healthcare system and billions to patients through reduced costs and improved health.
The document describes a prototype for a web-based clinical form that can be used across electronic medical record (EMR) systems to capture standardized data on patients with multiple chronic conditions. The form automatically populates patient data, expands/collapses based on patient conditions, provides clinical guidelines, and classifies medications. User testing found high ratings for usefulness, ease of use, and productivity benefits. While the prototype shows promise, further work is needed to better integrate it within EMRs and allow two-way sharing of data.
“Feedback from Parallel Session on Monitoring Progress” (English)EveryWomanEveryChild
"Feedback from Parallel Session on Monitoring Progress." (English)
Presentations to the Second Stakeholders Meeting on Implementing the Recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health, Ottawa.
Session 3D: Global Monitoring of Progress
21-22 November 2011
United Health Group Entire Annual Report (1360k)finance3
This document is the 2003 annual report for UnitedHealth Group. It discusses the company's vision of making healthcare work better by marshaling resources to improve access, experience, outcomes and affordability. It highlights several business units and capabilities including organizing healthcare delivery and applying technology to simplify care. The chairman's letter expresses a desire to further improve the healthcare system by achieving universal coverage, using evidence-based decisions, and applying technology to reduce costs and complexity.
Impact Evaluation of Approaches to Strengthen Health Facility Operation and M...MEASURE Evaluation
This document provides the baseline results of an evaluation of approaches to strengthen health facility operation and management committees (HFOMCs) in Nepal. The evaluation aims to examine the impacts of integrating gender equality and social inclusion training and community engagement approaches into HFOMC capacity building.
Key findings from the baseline include: HFOMCs are generally perceived as inactive with unclear roles and responsibilities. Awareness of HFOMCs is low, especially among disadvantaged groups. Travel times to health facilities vary between districts and social groups. While most women rate health service quality positively, 31-40% report concerns like lack of medicines. The baseline establishes a benchmark for comparing impacts of the HFOMC strengthening interventions.
This document discusses social impact measurement and performance management. It presents frameworks for measuring social impact at different levels, from individual programs to entire fields. It emphasizes using data and feedback loops to continually evaluate and improve social services. Performance is measured through outcomes, benchmarks, and constituent voice. The goal is to understand what works, for whom, and drive better outcomes and collaboration.
The document describes several projects aimed at increasing chlamydia screening rates. It discusses the Center for Health Training's development of a toolkit for STD care for American Indians/Alaska Natives. It also summarizes projects focused on community outreach and education for chlamydia screening in rural and underserved areas.
MEASURE Evaluation has contributed significantly to the global M&E agenda. There is now greatly increased funding and emphasis on HIV monitoring. MEASURE Evaluation has improved data collection and quality at both the global and country levels through new guidelines, tools, and field interventions. Capacity building efforts have increased the number of national M&E plans and units, though capacity remains low. While more and better quality data is available, progress is still needed on evaluation to understand what works best.
Data for Impact hosted a one-hour webinar sharing guidance for using routine data in evaluations. More: https://www.data4impactproject.org/resources/webinars/routine-data-use-in-evaluation-practical-guidance/
Monitoring Scale-up of Health Practices and InterventionsMEASURE Evaluation
This guide provides information to help monitor the scale-up of health practices and interventions. It introduces the guide and its objectives, which are to provide background on monitoring scale-up initiatives. The guide includes a rationale for monitoring scale-up, a readiness assessment, 10 considerations for monitoring scale-up such as defining objectives and selecting indicators, and appendices with case studies and frameworks for scaling up health interventions. The goal is to create a practical resource that can help effectively monitor and evaluate the scale-up process.
More and more health economies across the globe are deploying Electronic Health Records with some countries reaching full adoption by 2017. This means we, as healthcare marketers, now have a vital new channel to reach and educate decision makers.
Using Stakeholder Engagement to Inform the Development and Expansion, and Inc...UKFacultyPublicHealth
The document discusses NICE's return on investment (ROI) tools, which predict the economic returns of funding certain health interventions. It describes the development of NICE's initial ROI tools on tobacco, physical activity, and alcohol through stakeholder engagement. Stakeholders provided feedback that the tools' metrics were unclear and wanted easier access to guidance information. NICE then created online versions of the tools, testing them with stakeholders who found them simpler to use but still having some technical issues. Next steps include publishing the five web-based ROI tools.
Collecting the PEPFAR OVC MER Essential Survey Indicators: Frequently Asked Q...MEASURE Evaluation
Gretchen Bachman and Christine Fu (USAID); Lisa Parker, Jenifer Chapman, Lisa Marie Albert, Walter Obiero, and Susan Settergren from MEASURE Evaluation. January 2017 Webinar.
This Slideshare discusses the current state, technical and workflow challenges, and the future state of Patient Generated Health Data. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2KeGkZ6
4 Strategies to Influence Digital Health Approaches in Clinical Research StudiesJohn Reites
Drug Information Association (DIA) 2016 Conference presentation by John Reites on June 26, 2016. Session entitled; "Digital Health Debate" including this presentation on the four strategies to influence digital health approaches in clinical research studies.
Evolution in the Role of Patient Participation in Clinical ResearchCraig Lipset
Presentation by Craig Lipset at Precision Medicine World Congress (Palo Alto CA, 24 January 2020).
This presentation shares a "top 10 list" of places where patient participation in research is facing radical change for the better.
Assessing HIV Service: Use and Information Systems for Key Populations in Nam...MEASURE Evaluation
The document summarizes the plans to assess HIV service use and information systems for key populations in Namibia. The original proposal was to assess a case management approach using program data, but challenges with data quality and lack of a population size estimate led to a new plan. The new plan includes estimating the size of key populations, enrolling HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in separate cohorts to analyze linkage to care, retention, viral suppression, and seroconversion rates over 12-18 months. The assessment will leverage opportunities to measure the HIV cascade for key populations and facilitate prevention data planning.
This document summarizes the aims, outcomes, and recommendations of the AFAO Syphilis Forum. The forum aimed to update participants on syphilis epidemiology, transmission, testing and treatment interventions. It also sought to gather input from the community sector to contribute to developing Australia's National Syphilis Action Plan. Key recommendations that emerged included increasing syphilis testing, partner notification strategies using technology, social marketing campaigns targeted at at-risk groups, and further research on interventions like rapid testing and chemoprophylaxis. A follow up forum was proposed to review the outcomes of the National Syphilis Action Plan.
This document provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation processes for Innovation for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA). It outlines the IMCHA logic model and describes the ultimate and intermediate outcomes of improving maternal, newborn and child health in target countries. It then provides details on the annual reporting, surveys, and evaluations that will be conducted. Finally, it lists the indicators that will be used to measure the intermediate and immediate outcomes of the IMCHA research teams and health policy and research organizations.
Performance of Routine Information System Management Framework (PRISM) led by Natasha Kanagat
The PRISM framework consists of four tools to assess Routine Health Information System (RHIS) performance, identify technical, behavioral and organizational factors that affect RHIS, aid in designing priority interventions to improve performance and improve quality and use of routine health data.
Recording: http://universityofnc.adobeconnect.com/p1edhgz9zs7/
PRISM Tool: https://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/publications/ms-11-46-d
Network Optimization: Why Physician Quality Should Drive Your Benefits StrategyGrand Rounds
Employers and payers are increasingly interested in narrow network or "high performance" networks to control healthcare costs. But there's a science to reshaping your physician network to cut costs while avoiding member blowback. Learn how to optimize networks for cost and quality, while reassuring your employees that they can still access the care they need.
1) The document analyzes the costs of two approaches to obtaining clean data from electronic medical records (EMRs) - data discipline and data cleansing - and applies this to diabetes management in Canada.
2) A budget impact analysis finds that data cleansing would be quicker to implement and estimated to cost less at $21.6 million compared to $65.5 million for data discipline.
3) The analysis recommends considering a combination of the two approaches to improve data quality for diabetes management, which could save hundreds of millions to the healthcare system and billions to patients through reduced costs and improved health.
The document describes a prototype for a web-based clinical form that can be used across electronic medical record (EMR) systems to capture standardized data on patients with multiple chronic conditions. The form automatically populates patient data, expands/collapses based on patient conditions, provides clinical guidelines, and classifies medications. User testing found high ratings for usefulness, ease of use, and productivity benefits. While the prototype shows promise, further work is needed to better integrate it within EMRs and allow two-way sharing of data.
“Feedback from Parallel Session on Monitoring Progress” (English)EveryWomanEveryChild
"Feedback from Parallel Session on Monitoring Progress." (English)
Presentations to the Second Stakeholders Meeting on Implementing the Recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health, Ottawa.
Session 3D: Global Monitoring of Progress
21-22 November 2011
United Health Group Entire Annual Report (1360k)finance3
This document is the 2003 annual report for UnitedHealth Group. It discusses the company's vision of making healthcare work better by marshaling resources to improve access, experience, outcomes and affordability. It highlights several business units and capabilities including organizing healthcare delivery and applying technology to simplify care. The chairman's letter expresses a desire to further improve the healthcare system by achieving universal coverage, using evidence-based decisions, and applying technology to reduce costs and complexity.
Impact Evaluation of Approaches to Strengthen Health Facility Operation and M...MEASURE Evaluation
This document provides the baseline results of an evaluation of approaches to strengthen health facility operation and management committees (HFOMCs) in Nepal. The evaluation aims to examine the impacts of integrating gender equality and social inclusion training and community engagement approaches into HFOMC capacity building.
Key findings from the baseline include: HFOMCs are generally perceived as inactive with unclear roles and responsibilities. Awareness of HFOMCs is low, especially among disadvantaged groups. Travel times to health facilities vary between districts and social groups. While most women rate health service quality positively, 31-40% report concerns like lack of medicines. The baseline establishes a benchmark for comparing impacts of the HFOMC strengthening interventions.
This document discusses social impact measurement and performance management. It presents frameworks for measuring social impact at different levels, from individual programs to entire fields. It emphasizes using data and feedback loops to continually evaluate and improve social services. Performance is measured through outcomes, benchmarks, and constituent voice. The goal is to understand what works, for whom, and drive better outcomes and collaboration.
The document describes several projects aimed at increasing chlamydia screening rates. It discusses the Center for Health Training's development of a toolkit for STD care for American Indians/Alaska Natives. It also summarizes projects focused on community outreach and education for chlamydia screening in rural and underserved areas.
Highlights from three different speakers on the actual use of dashboards for decisionmaking.
MEASURE Evaluation shares the results of a landscape analysis looking for specific examples of dashboards prompting action. BroadReach shares an example of how their Vantage platform is making HIV data accessible in South Africa. JSI shares an example of low-tech but high-impact dashboard development and coaching that has transformed districts in Zimbabwe.
This document discusses the potential for electronic data capture in community health research and development. It notes that nurses are becoming major contributors of electronically captured data, but that the data is often interpreted and used in ways removed from its original purpose. It outlines six domains where increased data transparency could impact: accountability, choice, productivity, care quality, social innovation and economic growth. However, it stresses the importance of nurses actively participating in and influencing how this data is captured, interpreted and used.
Monitoring and Evaluation at the Community Level: A Strategic Review of ME...MEASURE Evaluation
This document summarizes MEASURE Evaluation's accomplishments and lessons learned from supporting community-level monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems over Phase III. It describes key challenges faced in community-based M&E like low capacity and lack of resources. Best practices identified include involving stakeholders, intensive capacity building, and using simple tools. Gaps around data use and accessibility are discussed, along with recommendations for integrating community data and indicators, improving capacity building strategies, and taking a more strategic approach to community-based information systems.
Monitoring and evaluation can provide several benefits to charities and funders. It helps to increase their impact by focusing on theories of change and effective commissioning. NPC works at the intersection of charities and funders to strengthen collaboration toward shared goals. Measuring impact is important as it raises an organization's profile, motivates staff, and influences debates on "what works". However, before collecting data, organizations should determine if the data is important and if others already collect it to avoid duplicating efforts. Both quantitative and qualitative data can be used, and measurements should be taken before and after a program or service to assess impact while considering alternative explanations.
Operations Research That Aims to Draft a BCC Strategy to Improve Quality Of H...CORE Group
This document summarizes the Communities Accessing Testing for Child Health (CATCH) Benin project. The project aims to decrease malaria morbidity and mortality in children under 5 through improved access to community-based malaria services. Key interventions include developing and training community health workers on behavior change communication strategies to promote prompt care-seeking and treatment of fever with rapid diagnostic tests and antimalarials. Baseline results found that health workers have adopted rapid diagnostic testing but mothers lack confidence in their skills and prefer alternative treatment options. Challenges included ethical board approval delays and implementation of rapid diagnostic tests and integrated community case management. Next steps involve implementing and evaluating a behavior change communication strategy and sharing lessons learned.
Unstick your digital products - 25th March 2015Unboxed
This document provides an agenda and details for an event called "Unstick your digital products" being held on March 25th. The agenda includes an introduction exercise, several speaker sessions, and a closing time of 12:30 pm. Attendees are encouraged to use the hashtag #StuckPipeline and follow the Twitter account @Ubxd. The document then provides summaries of the planned talks, including an overview of the SH:24 sexual health service and discussions on product management and moving stalled products forward. Evaluation methods and next steps for the SH:24 service are also outlined.
Harness digital platforms to accelerate R&D and drive proper adoptionSharpBrains
Pioneers in education, medicine and pharma discussed new data-rich approaches to help assess what works and what doesn’t, and for whom, accelerating R&D initiatives and proper adoption.
--Chair: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
--Richard Varn, Director of the Center for Advanced Technology and Neuroscience at Educational Testing Service (ETS)
--Dr. Brian Iacoviello, Director of Scientific Affairs at Click Therapeutics
--Dr. Gahan Pandina, Senior Director, Venture Leader at Janssen Research & Development
--Dr. Sarah Banks, Head of Neuropsychology at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Learn more at sharpbrains.com
Strengthening Information Systems for Community Based HIV ProgramsMEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses strengthening information systems for community-based HIV programs. It describes the components and challenges of community-based HIV information systems. It also summarizes a technical consultation on information systems that presented tools and experiences, and proposed recommendations to fill gaps in community-based HIV information systems. The goal is to provide high quality data that improves programs and facilitates reporting throughout health systems.
Howard White - Evidence informed policy making - 26 June 2017OECD Governance
Presentation by Howard White, Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Collaboration, at the event on Governing better through evidence-informed policy making, 26-27 June 2017. For further information please see http://www.oecd.org/gov/evidence-informed-policy-making.htm
HIV Index Testing: The USAID DISCOVER-Health Project Experience in Zambia JSI
The USAID DISCOVER-Health Project has been implementing HIV index testing and partner notification services since November 2017 in 138 sites across 11 hubs in order to more efficiently test for HIV and contribute to epidemic control. Index testing has yielded a high positivity rate of 23% and has tested more males than other modalities, showing its potential to reach male partners. The project aims to increase the contribution of index testing to 40% of all new HIV cases identified through ongoing capacity building, mentorship, and allowing the model to evolve dynamically. Key lessons include the need for adequate training and support for health care workers implementing index testing.
Data science and the use of big data in healthcare delivery could revolutionize the field by decreasing costs and vastly improving efficiency and outcomes. There is an abundance of healthcare data in Canada, but it is mostly siloed and difficult to access due to privacy and security challenges. This session will offer insights into best practices for healthcare analytics programs, as well as use cases that demonstrate the potential benefits that can be realized through this work.
Big data approaches to estimate the impact of EU fundingData4Impact
Big Data approaches to estimate the impact of EU funding on innovation development. Presentation in STI conference, 12th September 2018, Leiden by Dr Lukas Pukelis and Vilius Stanciauskas (PPMI).
ODF III - 3.15.16 - Day Two Morning SessionsMichael Kerr
Slide presentations delivered during morning sessions of Day Two of the California Statewide Health and Human Services Open DataFest - March 14 - 15, 2016, Sacramento, CA
Early Identification of GPC Contacts Among Home Care Clients Through Urgency ...MartijnLogtenberg1
Early Identification of General Practitioner Cooperative Contacts Among Home Care Clients Through Urgency Specific Predictions: A Machine Learning Approach
Building a health intelligence platform to support Joint Working - Hassan Ch...PM Society
This document discusses building a health intelligence platform to support joint working between the NHS and industry organizations. It provides an example of a joint working case study to track outcomes for patients with diabetes across primary and secondary care. The benefits of the tool include facilitating positive action for at-risk patients and tracking outcomes through a unique dataset that can be analyzed by therapy area. Lessons on good joint working emphasize clear benefits for all sides, engagement during development, and potential for long-term partnerships.
PHE screening inequalities conference final slidesPHEScreening
This document outlines plans for a conference on addressing inequalities in screening. The aims of the conference are to share information on actions being taken to tackle inequalities, seek expert input on further steps, and discuss successes and new learning. The document provides background on PHE's screening inequalities strategy, examples of data showing inequalities, and initiatives underway like the FIT screening implementation and health equity audit toolkit. Speakers will discuss evidence-based practices to address inequalities including effective invitee interventions and potential program-level changes. The final section covers accessing screening data to support inequalities work while complying with information governance.
MedTech clinical data collection problems have been found throughout our ten years of work with over 250 medical device studies from across the globe. We keep running across these seven hazards while working in the MedTech business and clinical operations.
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This document discusses the potential impacts of automation on healthcare employment and discusses alternative views beyond job loss. It notes that automation may lead to reconfiguring of healthcare work rather than outright job loss. Examples of existing technologies that have automated tasks in healthcare like pharmacy automation and emerging technologies like decision support systems and personal health tracking are provided. The document advocates that automation could lead to a virtuous cycle in healthcare if it allows workers to focus on tasks that require human skills and judgment.
Evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers ProgrammeNuffield Trust
This document summarizes the findings of evaluations of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme in the UK. The evaluations found that while Pioneers aspired to comprehensive system change, their activities focused more narrowly on initiatives like risk stratification and care coordination teams. Progress was difficult to measure against indicators and Pioneers faced challenges from financial pressures and competing priorities. The evaluations concluded that further integration will be challenging under increasing demands on the health system.
The document discusses lessons learned from the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care (SLIC) program in London. Key points:
- SLIC aimed to reduce hospital admissions and care home placements for older adults through risk stratification, holistic assessments, and care management.
- Success required agreement on the problem, dedicated teams, funding shifts to support community care, and leadership development.
- Future programs need a strong business case, co-design with citizens, and a dedicated "engine room" team to drive local transformation.
Effectiveness of the current dominant approach to integrated care in the NHSNuffield Trust
Jonathan Stokes of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre presents a systematic review of case management in integrated care.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: Understanding improvement...Nuffield Trust
This document discusses measurement for quality improvement. It explains that measurement in improvement aims to provide a basis for action to improve processes and outcomes, rather than just estimating parameters. Improvement measures should be simple, specific, and available in real-time. Statistical process control methods are important to separate normal variation from changes resulting from interventions. Examples are provided of run charts measuring improvements in recording BMI for mental health patients and compliance with care bundles. The document advocates making the theories behind improvement efforts more explicit.
Ramani Moonesinghe, Associate National Clinical Director for Elective Care at NHS England, discusses the use of data for monitoring care quality at various levels within the system.
This document discusses using statistical process control (CUSUM) charts to monitor mortality rates at the level of individual general practitioners and health authorities. It describes how CUSUM charts could potentially have detected Harold Shipman, a GP who murdered over 200 patients, by spotting outliers in the routine mortality data. The document also discusses challenges in risk adjusting outcomes to account for differences in patient characteristics and casemix between providers. Accurately adjusting for factors like age, comorbidities, and emergency status is important for fair comparisons but difficult using only administrative data.
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5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
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Tracey Gyateng: The NPC Data Lab, 30 June 2014
1. v
USE OF RETROSPECTIVE MATCHING METHODS TO
STUDY HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER SECTORS
Tracey Gyateng Twitter @tgyateng
June 2014
2. AGENDA
1. What is NPC’s Data Lab project?
2. Justice Data Lab
3. JDL barriers/challenges
4. Substance Misuse & Health Data Lab?
5. Other data labs
3. WHAT IS THE DATA LAB PROJECT?
The need:
Funders increasingly require organisations to deliver a specified outcome in return for
payment or investment
Not-for-profit organisations are exploring ways to evidence the outcomes of their work
Aim:
Support not-for-profits to access restricted (primarily government) data to assess the
impact they have on their beneficiaries– increasing supply of useful data
Encourage not-for-profits to engage with data, increasing awareness and knowledge–
stimulating demand
Four year programme funded by the Oak Foundation- Housing and Homeless
Programme
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4. JUSTICE DATA LAB
NPC – Creating a Data Lab
Not for profits with
user consent
Not for profits
without consent
Ministry of Justice Data Lab teamKey demographic
details:
Name, Sex, Date of
Birth, Intervention
Start & End Date….
(sent via cjsm)
Clear process
and guidance
tailored for NFPs
Identify cohort within
Police National
Computer (PNC):
Yes/no reoffended
Frequency of
reoffending
Create comparison
group (PSM) from
PNC:
Yes/no reoffended
Frequency of
reoffending
Test whether differences
between cohort and
comparison group are
significant
Report published on
MoJ website
https://www.gov.uk/governme
nt/collections/justice-data-lab-
pilot-statistics
Analysis report produced
5. • Short term, full-time employment contracts.
Aims to move them into onward full-time
employment elsewhere.
•72 offender records for which re-offending
data was available could be matched to
offenders with similar characteristics
• A reduction in re-offending between 1 and
23 percentage points. This reduction is
statistically significant
SPECIFIC REPORT – BLUE SKY
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Blue Sky (72 records) Matched Control Group
(212,131 offender
records)
6. RESULTS OF THE JUSTICE DATA LAB
MOJ JUNE 2014 SUMMARY STATISTICS
61 published reports
Mixture of organisations- 51% VCS, 31% Public sector, 15% Private sector 3% Educational
institute
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6
12
20
3
7
8
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Educational Institution Private Public Voluntary and Community
Sector
No.PublishedRequests
Inconclusive Result Significant Decrease in Re-Offending Significant Increase in Re-Offending
7. JUSTICE DATA LAB CHALLENGES
Awareness- good coverage through partnership with Clinks & NOMS improving evidence
study, but work still needed
Technical:
Data collection & storage: full name, D.O.B, intervention & sentence start/end date
Sample size and matching- minimum of 60 users, reductions in sample size
Applicability & Attribution e.g. sex offenders excluded, difficulties to create
accurate comparison group for housing, SUBSTANCE MISUSERS
Attitudinal
Measurement- binary and frequency provided, but not severity. Wider discourse of
desistance from crime and how useful are reconviction measures.
Transparency
Timeliness- JDL provides retrospective results
Resource:
Lack of time/staff
Legal:
A few charities concerned to use JDL without service user consent.
Funders:
Concern on how they will act on the results
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8. SUBSTANCE MISUSE DATA LAB?
A substance misuse data lab would provide data on key outcomes for a group of clients
who have accessed treatment. The service would also produce a matched control group to
enable comparisons for impact measurement.
Work will be needed to develop the relevant indicators that will be used for matching:
• Free from drug/alcohol dependence and/or sustained maintenance
medication?
• Potentially:
• Client reoffending— focussed on severity and frequency of events. Once the
Data Lab has been established, further work will be needed to investigate the
potential for measuring the following outcomes:
• Future?
• Health services—alcohol and drug related admissions and visits; Employment;
Accommodation— Tenancy sustainment (currently difficult to measure but could
be captured under Universal Credit)
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9. HEALTH DATA LAB?
Again addressing the question of what works?
Has an intervention reduced beneficiaries’ subsequent use of NHS
services?
Range of indicators can be measured:
• Admissions, readmissions, lengths of stay, A&E attendance…
Scope is wide!
HSCIC exploring setting up a service
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10. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
Working to develop Data Labs for:
• Economic activity
• Gain employment?
• Education
• Improve educational outcomes
Stimulating demand
Regular events/ presentations/blogs
Re-framing failure
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11. NEXT STEPS
• Interested to know your thoughts
• Process of meetings with government departments
• Survey to estimate need/ gain a consensus???
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12. THANK YOU
Tracey Gyateng- Data Lab Project Manager
Tracey.Gyateng@thinknpc.org
Website
http://www.NPCdatalabs.org
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