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The Public Health Information Technology Maturity Index: An Approach To Evaluating The Adoption And Use Of Public Health Information Technology, Kenyon Crowley, Robert S. Gold, Sruthi Bandi, Ritu Agarwal
The Public Health Information Technology Maturity Index: An Approach To Evaluating The Adoption And Use Of Public Health Information Technology, Kenyon Crowley, Robert S. Gold, Sruthi Bandi, Ritu Agarwal
Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research
Background: Public health information technology (PHIT) has the potential to improve the effective and efficient use of information in achieving public health objectives. Information technology maturity models have been extensively used in other domains to guide information technology assessment and planning, but an information technology maturity model tailored for public health departments has heretofore been unavailable.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a Public Health Information Technology Maturity Index.
Methods: An extensive literature review and content analysis was conducted of information system adoption, use, and maturity in general and in the public health systems and services research …
Using The Qi Maturity Tool To Classify Agencies Along A Continuum, Brenda M. Joly, Maureen Booth, Prashant Mittal, Yan Zhang
Using The Qi Maturity Tool To Classify Agencies Along A Continuum, Brenda M. Joly, Maureen Booth, Prashant Mittal, Yan Zhang
Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research
Major investments have been made to encourage health departments to implement quality improvement (QI) efforts. Yet, there are few empirically tested tools for public health agencies that assess these efforts and classify health departments along a QI continuum. This paper presents a new classification scheme for measuring QI Maturity in public health agencies based on a validated tool. The findings can be used to establish benchmarks, make comparisons and conduct future research linking QI and population health outcomes.