Description of Prescription for Health Evaluation Data Collection
| Primary Data Type | Description of Data | Data Collection Process |
|---|---|---|
| Documents | Documents collected included: call for proposals (CFPs), frequently asked questions (FAQs) and other materials posted to the prescriptionforhealth.org Web site; notes from NPO-sponsored meetings and e-mail communications when available; grant applications and grantee reports; manuscripts, training materials, grantee presentations | Documents were collected throughout the study period from the Web site; the NPO and grantees shared documents freely |
| Online diaries43 | The online diaries produced written documentation of what was observed and experienced during implementation of each intervention. Several hundred pages of rich description of implementation processes were documented across PBRNs using the online diaries | Research teams helped to identify persons who were working closely with practices and who could write about their observations and experiences during implementation The study principal investigator and 4 to 6 team members were identified from each team Each funded PBRN had a private diary room to which only the diary keepers and the evaluators had access Diary keepers posted entries approximate every 2 weeks; entries were viewed and responded to by other diary keepers from the team Evaluator also interacted with diary keepers in real time, asking questions and discussing and responding to diary entries Diary data were collected throughout the study period |
| Site visits | Members of the NPO and evaluation team conducted 2-day visits to each PBRN. Field notes were prepared by the evaluators on the site visit to document observations about the PBRN, the intervention, and the practices they visited. The NPO generated a site visit report that is also included in our data | Site visits to 2 practices participating in each PBRN were conducted after implementation. Evaluators spoke with PBRN team members and with key informants. When possible, evaluators observed practice members doing the intervention |
| Interviews | Group interviews were conducted with grantees at NPO-sponsored meetings. Field notes were prepared to capture what was said during these interviews | Interviews were conducted once a year: at baseline, 1 year into the study, and at the conclusion of the study. If needed, telephone interviews were scheduled to address unanswered questions about an intervention |
| Surveys | A Web-based, practice questionnaire was collected from each participating practice to assess practice demographic information (eg, practice size, owner-ship, staffing, payer mix, patient panel) | Practice survey data were collected at baseline (preintervention). One person per practice (eg, office manager, lead physician) completed the questionnaire, with grantees assisting as needed. Grantees collected and returned questionnaires to the evaluators |
NPO=National Program Office; PBRN = practice-based research network; PI = principal investigator.