A methodology to design a performance management system in preventive care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preventive care has gained increasing attention in health reforms around the world due to its ability to reduce the burden of disease and to save health costs. Nevertheless, there is a gap in terms of the development of reliable systems to measure and evaluate performance of preventive care in order to support decision-making and increase service outcomes. The aim of this study is to define a methodology for designing a performance management system (PMS) in order to effectively support the planning, control and evaluation of preventive care and to identify the factors that influence such a process.

Methods

The methodology is based on the participatory action research approach, which implies collaboration between researchers and practitioners. The study was articu

SUBMITTER: Rotondo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311075 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature