title: Evaluating clinical programs: methodological guidelines.
abstract: Evaluations can be defined as investigations of the merits of clinical programs, and they provide information about program goals/objectives, processes, outcomes, impact, and costs. How can reliable and credible evaluations be conducted? In this article, criteria are given for posing evaluation questions; selecting samples and research designs; collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data.
mesh_terms: D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000592:standards; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*