Monitoring and Evaluation in Healthcare

Study Notes

Monitoring and Evaluation in Healthcare

Monitoring and evaluation are essential management tools to ensure health activities are implemented as planned and desired results are achieved.

Goals and Objectives

Establishing goals and objectives is a crucial step in the planning cycle.
Goals and objectives guide the implementation of a program and serve as a basis for evaluation.

Monitoring

Monitoring is a process of measuring, recording, collecting, and analyzing data on the actual implementation of a program.
It helps identify problems in implementation, detect deviations from planned operations, and take corrective action.
Monitoring helps in:
- Setting norms of performance
- Measuring the level of performance
- Comparing performance levels with standards or norms
- Identifying deviations and explaining reasons for taking corrective action

Purpose of Monitoring

The purpose of monitoring is to ensure that programs are implemented as planned.
It provides concurrent feedback on the progress of activities, identifies problems, and takes corrective action.

Evaluation

Evaluation assesses whether a program has achieved its desired results.
If the desired results are not achieved, evaluation helps redesign the program.

Monitoring and Planning

Inadequacy in planning results in inadequacy in monitoring.
A well-prepared action plan specifies what needs to be done, who is responsible, and when it needs to be done.

Monitoring Process

The monitoring process involves:
- Detecting deviations from plans
- Diagnosing causes for deviations
- Taking corrective action

Description

This quiz assesses knowledge on monitoring and evaluation in healthcare, including goals, objectives, assessment of health needs, and more. Test your understanding of these concepts in community medicine.