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Agenda: Why is evaluating difficult? Developing an evaluation framework The evaluation timeline
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Process Outcomes
Problem The stated goal of our intervention was to see our patients once a week in person. Too many failures were occurring and our relationship with patients was diluting 168 DAYS Actions Taken • Weekly scorecard to measure success and failure • Daily operations dashboard to identify opportunities • Weekly root cause deep dives by management team Results • Reduced median days since last engagement • Dramatically reduced process variability & outliers 38 DAYS Days Since Last In-Person Engagement WEEK 1 WEEK 10
Numberof 6x month readmissions by enrollment date
Program Timeline Piloting and Early Evaluation Scaling Planning & Data Analysis More Robust Evaluation (through Randomization)
Medical Studies 80%
Clear, credible results on causal effectsHelpful in attracting sustainable funding and scaling a program Why? Timing – not too early and not too lateTime, expertise, and funding to do it right When? Sample SizeNumber of treatment arms Randomizing before or after consent?Data (what’s collected administratively?-available for the control group? Key Issues
CCHP’s Care Management RCT Standard of Care Key Outcomes: reduced re-hospitalizations and ED visits in 12 month period following discharge n = 138 / 800