No field performance evaluation was undertaken, and demonstrating the efficacy of the method on aluminium plate with unknown dimensions would be necessary before the technique could be deployed.
A thorough performance evaluation is undertaken as a function of the number of channels and interfaces/node and the number of contending flows.
The performance of these graduates after their placement within the health department was also assessed as a part of the program evaluation undertaken in 2012 (5).
The literature reports numerous reasons for undertaking performance evaluation and for the majority of the reviewed studies performance evaluation denotes measurement of health care quality.
The time required [ 24] and cost associated [ 20, 27, 35] with the process of undertaking performance evaluation were reported as significant barriers.
When undertaking performance evaluation, the objectives, procedures, participants (target groups), materials (e.g. training materials, interpretation guides, etc)., and premises for performance evaluation should be clearly identified and documented [ 25].
The identification and selection of appropriate performance measures (i.e. whether to use outcome or process measures, or both) is one of the most challenging activities for those who undertake performance evaluation.
Despite these limitations, the findings presented in this review provide valuable insights to clinicians, managers and health service researchers that can assist with the development of a broad framework for undertaking performance evaluation.
In addition to improving the quality of health care, there are many other reasons for undertaking performance evaluation and they can be categorised based on the perspectives of different stakeholders.
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