A Program Manager's Guide for Program Improvement in Ongoing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Programs: The RAND Toolkit, Volume 4

Gery W. Ryan ; Carrie M. Farmer ; David M. Adamson ; Robin M. Weinick

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Traumatic Brain Injury;    Depression;    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder;    Veteran Health Care;    Health Care Program Evaluation;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR487z4
ISBN  :  9780833080523
RP-ID  :  RR-487/4-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Between 2001 and 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in coping with the stressors from a decade of the longstanding conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These programs, which address both psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI), number in the hundreds and vary in their size, scope, and target population. To ensure that resources are wisely invested and maximize the benefits of such programs, RAND developed a tool to help assess program performance, consider options for improvement, implement solutions, then assess whether the changes worked, with the intention of helping those responsible for managing or implementing programs to conduct assessments of how well the program is performing and to implement solutions for improving performance. Specifically, the tool is intended to provide practical guidance in program improvement and continuous quality improvement for all programs.