To Prepare:
• Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
– Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program (SECTION 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), enacted April 1, 2014)
• Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described. – CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM: REPORT TO CONGRESS, 2020 (LINK BELOW)
– https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1faadf771e9567b0926e33739341cb50/ccbhc-report-congress-2020.pdf
Answer the following questions:
CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM: REPORT TO CONGRESS, 2020
1) How was the success of the program or policy measured?
2) What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
3) What specific information on unintended consequences were identified?
4) What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
5) Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
6) Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after one year of implementation.