Community Health Worker Interventions, Cost-effectiveness and Quality Metrics

Full Title: Developing Cost-effectiveness and Quality Metrics for Community Health Worker Interventions

Expected Release Date: mid 2009

Key Questions*

1. How do community health workers interact with clients? Specifically, what is the place of service, type of service, type of educational materials used, duration of interaction with clients, and length of follow up?
2. What is the impact of community health workers on outcomes, particularly knowledge, behavior, satisfaction, health outcomes, and health care utilization?
3. What is known about the cost-effectiveness of community health workers for improving health outcomes?
4. What are characteristics of training for community health workers in the outpatient setting? Are particular training characteristics associated with improved outcomes for patients?

*To be addressed in evidence report.

Current as of June 2008

Internet Citation:

Developing Cost-effectiveness and Quality Metrics for Community Health Worker Interventions, Clinical Focus. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/comhworktp.htm