Evaluation Basics

This webinar, the first of a five-part series, coveredthe basics of evaluation in the Medicare rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program. This event was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center).

Audience: State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Directors and Flex Coordinators

Speakers: John Gale and Megan Lahr, Flex Monitoring Team

By participating in this webinar, participants were able to:

• Discuss the context for evaluation planning and the role of evaluation in supporting project reporting activities.
• Describe outcome-based evaluation.
• Define basic components and key terms.
• Review the differences between process and outcome measures.

Evaluation Basics Slide Deck (1.32 MB)

National Rural Health Resource Center

Flex Program Glossary of Evaluation Terms (841.95 KB)

National Rural Health Resource Center

Please contact the TASC team at tasc@ruralcenter.org for additional information.