Public health quality improvement exchange

1. Pamela Russo, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Jamie Pina, RTI International Public health quality improvement exchange

2. Public Health Quality Improvement Exchange Tuesday June 19th, 2012

3. RTI International - Health Research • Global health • Health economics • Public health and policy • Health information technology • Health communication • Epidemiology

4. The RTI PHQIX Team (here today) Jamie Pina Project Director Mark Koyanagi Technical Development Lead Kelley Chester Community Engagement & Sustainability Lead Cindy Throop Social Media & Outreach Lead Amanda Flynn-Riley Social Media & Outreach Manager Diana Smith Expert Panel &Submissions Coordinator Stephen Brown Project Coordinator

5. Public Health – Reusable Design The knowledge acquired in public health projects is not always shared across multiple agencies

6. Documenting QI in Public Health • Narrative descriptions • “Storyboards” • Reports • Stand-alone documents • Posted on the web, at sites sponsored by funding agency

7. Documenting QI in Public Health - Example • Typical Storyboard for QI • Useful if you read the entire entry • Reports findings • HOWEVER: Alone, this reporting strategy is not providing optimal value to the PH community • No clear way to share what is learned across agencies

8. RWJF and PH Quality Improvement • RWJF supports QI efforts in PH • Identified the problem of information “slippage” • Developed a prototype information exchange

9. Project Vision • Demystify QI • Access to QI knowledge • Access to QI experts • New connections with peers • Guidance in developing QI strategy • Support for accreditation

10. Project Plan – Engage the Community • User Group • Expert Panel • Advisory Panel • Social Media • Outreach for submissions

11. Project Plan – Design • Functional requirements based on prototype and external group feedback (UCD) • Entirely open-source • Oriented to optimal search • Dynamic tagging • Connections and communication with peers

12. Project Plan – Submissions • 50 to launch with the site • Data collection template design is based on current research and grey literature • Approximately 1 new submission per week for 18 months • Community outreach through PH special interest organizations, conferences, and social media • Each submission reviewed by EP member

13. Project Plan – Social Media • Invite public health leaders to use social media • Messages, comments, and “Like” features on site • Discussions moderated by EP members • Reader-to-Leader Framework • Tweet-ups at conferences

14. Project Plan – Sustainability • Convene a Sustainability plan Working Group • Elicit stakeholder feedback • Document and execute sustainability efforts

15. Project Plan – Evaluation • Develop framework for evaluation • Monitor usage statistics • User engagement and satisfaction • Collaboration and knowledge exchange among PH practitioners • Impact on QI adoption and implementation

16. PHQIX will: • Bring in submissions from the PH community • Provide searchable access to QI submissions • Serve as a communication hub for QI work in PH • Educate PH practitioners about QI • Allow the reuse of QI knowledge

17. Get Involved! http://qiexchangesandbox.blogspot.com/

18. Questions? Jamie Pina Project Director Mark Koyanagi Technical Development Lead Kelley Chester Community Engagement & Sustainability Lead Cindy Throop Social Media & Outreach Lead Amanda Flynn-Riley Social Media & Outreach Manager Diana Smith Expert Panel &Submissions Coordinator Stephen Brown Project Coordinator