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A Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
More than the sum of its parts:
The case for a collaborative approach
Our Thesis:
Information infrastructure transformation should occur through a process of collaborative problem definition, solution design and performance measurement.
Transformation & Opportunity
FROM an• Infrastructure of systems, surveys, case
management and administrative systems designed to serve single purpose programs
TO one that• Produces data readily acquired and used for
multiple purposes• Integrates data from related programs to
inform program policy choices, and• Produces information serving public health
services research
Public Health Informatics Institute
Convene partners to define new systems• Neutral, non-profit• Assist partners in agreeing upon project
governance and approach to making project critical decisions
• Guide requirements process• Offer structured methodology and expertiseExamples• Public health laboratory requirements• Integrating child health across public and
private sectors
Lessons Learned
Collaborative requirements works! • Users drive the results• The process needs a neutral convening authority• Broad consensus is gained about:
– purpose of the technology innovation,– functions– specifications
• Process leaves details of the implementation and choice of technologies in the hands of the users.
• Process teaches best practices by doing best practices.
• Collaboration builds enduring collegial networks and relationships.
Contact Us
Dave RossPublic Health Informatics Institute750 Commerce Drive, Suite 400Decatur, GA 30030