Purpose |
Key Measures |
Data Source | Analytic Method |
---|---|---|---|
Impact of Grant |
Who was reached? |
Grantee self-assessment PFQ progress reports Interviews with selected grantee targets |
Synthesize information by grantee and across grantees |
Generation of partnerships and infrastructure important to
sustaining change |
Strength and sustainability of partnerships? Adequacy of communication flows and buy-in to decisions Quality of activities undertaken? Ability to obtain support from other ongoing processes and structures? Likelihood activities would have occurred without PFQ? |
Interviews with AHRQ staff, grantees, and selected grantee targets MPR assessment of contribution of partnerships to outcomes Program and coordinating committee documents | Synthesize information by grantee and across grantees |
Adequacy of AHRQ program support and oversight |
Effective substantive grantee guidance? Oversight of timeliness and performance? Effective grant management? Adequate AHRQ linkages? |
Interviews with AHRQ staff and grantees Grantee progress reports PFQ database use PFQ Web site use Observation of AHRQCoPs meetings | Synthesize information across areas of interest program-wide |
PFQ's continuation to enhance quality and outcomes consistent
with AHRQ's and HHS' strategic goals |
Appropriate grantees and linkages? Execution of concrete efforts to promote evidence-based quality improvement with "reach"? Effective linkages and contributions to broader context? |
Grantee applications and progress reports Interviews with AHRQ staff and grantees Program and AHRQCoPs documents | Synthesize information by grantee and across grantees |