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Evaluation

Evaluation and analysis provide essential evidence for HHS to understand how its programs work, for whom, and under what circumstances. HHS builds evidence through evaluation and analysis in order to inform decisions in budget, legislative, regulatory, strategic planning, program, and policy arenas. Given the breadth of work supported by HHS, many evaluations and analyses are conducted each year. These efforts range in scope, scale, design, and methodology, but all aim to understand how the effect of programs and policies and how they can be improved. 

Across HHS, evaluation comes in many forms, including: 

  • Program evaluations using the most rigorous designs appropriate; 
  • Capacity-building initiatives to improve administrative data collection, accessibility, and use for management; 
  • Exploratory and preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis to build evidence; 
  • Pilots and demonstrations; and 
  • Statistical analysis of factors related to health and human services programs and policies. 

ASPE coordinates the evaluation community by regularly convening the HHS Evaluation & Evidence Policy Council, which builds capacity by sharing best practices and promising new approaches across HHS. 

Reports

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Outcomes and Utilization for Hospice and Non-Hospice Nursing Facility Decedents

This comparative study first identifies and describes two cohorts of nursing facility decedents, those that did and did not elect Medicare hospice. Then, using data for up to one year prior to death, the study characterizes utilization and quality of care for these two cohorts.

Analysis of State Actions Regarding Donor Registries

The Lewin Group, Inc. for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Performance Improvement 2000

ForewordPerformance Improvement 2000: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the sixth annual report to Congress summarizing previous fiscal year evaluation efforts. The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with evaluative information on the Department’s programs, policies, activities, and strategies.

Analysis of Children's Health Insurance Patterns: Findings from the SIPP

  ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PATTERNS:FINDINGS FROM THE SIPP   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

Mecklenburg County Linked Database

By Human Services Planning and Evaluation, Mecklenburg County, Department of Social Services  

Performance Improvement 1999

ForewordPerformance Improvement 1999: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the fifth annual report to Congress summarizing previous fiscal year evaluation efforts. The purpose of this report is to provide Congress with evaluative information on the Department's programs, policies, activities, and strategies.

Medicare's Post-Acute Care Benefits: Background, Trends, and Issues to Be Faced

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services