title: Developing a state outcomes monitoring system in public health maternal and child health.
abstract: State outcomes monitoring systems are increasingly important as state governments develop outcomes-based accountability in response to recent federal legislation. A state outcomes monitoring system developed for state and local maternal and child public health departments allows for outcomes research as well as administration and management.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Telleen
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007223:Infant; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States