HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK EVALUATION Health Choice Network AHP provided evaluation technical assistance and consultation to two behavioral health care management programs implemented by Community Health Center members of the Health Choice Network (HCN) in order to increase their evaluation capacity. The first project, DiabetikSmart, was a replication of a model diabetes care management program developed in California and being implemented in eight HCN-member Community Health Centers across South and Central Florida. The second project, the Behavioral Wellness Program, was a pilot depression care management project being implemented in two program sites. AHP helped HCN evaluation staff design and implement a cross-site process evaluation for both programs, including development of research questions and methods (both qualitative and quantitative), review of existing instrumentation and development of new protocols (specifically a fidelity instrument and program questionnaire), help with establishing field procedures and manuals, review of computer-based patient management and tracking systems, development of data entry programs, and help with data analysis and report writing. This project required AHP to address the unique needs and challenges of providers in community health settings.
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