Accreditation/Performance assessment on-site reviews in Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Washington: implications for States and an evolving national model.
In 1988, the Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health identified the core functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance as key roles of the public health governmental sector. Some states have developed accreditation or performance assessment programs to measure how state and/or local government carry out these functions. Several of these programs share a common "on-site review" component defined as a site-specific visit to assess, observe, interview, review, evaluate, and/or survey a local/state agency or program regarding its ability to meet a set of public health standards. This article describes the experience of four states-Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Washington-in developing and conducting on-site reviews for accreditation or performance assessment.
Butler
James
J
Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, USA. butlerj@michigan.gov
Tews
Debra
D
Raevsky
Cathy
C
Canavese
Janet
J
Wojciehowski
Kathleen
K
Michalak
Craig
C
Thomas
Monecia
M
Brewster
Joan
J
Mason
Marlene
M
Schmidt
Rita
R
D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010380:Peer Review; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States