Advances in IT Leadership

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Advances in IT Leadership
A Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Laura Ripp, Project Manager,
• Executive Workshops
• Public Health Informatics Institute
• Rachel Block, VP Health Services Group
• MAXIMUS
• NAPHIT 2003 Annual Meeting
• May 12, 2003

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Session Overview

• Session Goals
• Executive Workshops Program
• First Workshop Project
• Future Plans
• Context for Public Health IT
• Open Discussion

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Session Goals

• Engage NAPHIT in an interactive discussion
• What public health administrative executives
  (health officers) must / should know to improve
  the enabling power of information technology in
  public health
• Where you see the role of the public health
  technology executive (CIO, IT Director, etc.)
  going and the implications for professional
  development, i.e., education and training
• What changes to governance and management models
  are emerging in practice (especially as related
  to accountability for technology decisions)

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Executive WorkshopsProgram Purpose

• To help address a known need to improve the
  effectiveness of information technology in public
  health practice
• To augment the educational and workforce
  development programs of key stakeholder
  organizations
• To extend public health leadership and
  organizational capabilities to achieve improved
  outcomes

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Executive WorkshopsProgram Structure

• Program Sponsor Oversight
• Funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Administered and operated by the Public Health
  Informatics Institute
• Made relevant through partnerships with ASTHO,
  NACCHO, NAPHIT and others

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Executive WorkshopsProgram Structure

• Project Management
• Laura Ripp, PM
• ASTHO Staff
• Institute Staff
• Other support
• Contractors Consultants
• Instructional designers
• Workshop Facilitators Faculty

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Executive WorkshopsProgram Structure

• Advisory Structure
• Stakeholder Advisory Group
• set strategic priorities
• Content Development Advisory Group
• align content with priorities guide development
• Focus Groups
• refine content and delivery
• Other sources of feedback, e.g., NAPHIT
• Enhance relevance

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First Workshop Project

• IT Leadership for Public Health Executives
• Targets senior public health officials
• First audience is Senior Deputies
• Broad administrative accountability
• Strategic orientation
• Organizational continuity
• Long-term performance objectives

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IT LeadershipCourse Description

• One-day, instructor-led workshop
• Consultative and interactive
• High relevance
• High learning value
• Provocative
• Actionable

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IT LeadershipCore Curriculum

• Role of the public health executive in IT
  decisions and achievement of results
• Strategic and organizational factors
• Alignment of strategy, performance objectives and
  IT design implementation
• Practical tools and methods
• Relevant, available resources to accelerate
  progress and drive measurable results

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Future Plans

• Build program awareness
• Strengthen and expand partnerships
• Expand the range of audiences
• Offer alternative learning models
• Leverage Institutes collaborative experiences
  and knowledge sharing resources
• Create a sustainable program

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The Context for Public Health IT

• Progress has been made
• Vision has been articulated
• Leadership is recognized as an essential asset at
  all levels (federal, state, local)
• Enterprise architecture models have emerged
• Communication and data standards are widely
  accepted

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The Context for Public Health IT

• Challenges still exist
• Strategic IT Management is not common in practice
  (difficulty balancing rational methods with
  political pressures)
• Lack of consistency in administration and
  organization among state and local
  governmentsincluding the role and authority of
  CIOs
• Public health and IT funding is fragmented
• Evolving relationship between homeland security
  and public health
• Workforce development must catch up with
  infrastructure demands

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Open Discussion

• What must / should public health administrative
  executives (health officers) know to improve the
  enabling power of information technology in
  public health?
• Make informed IT investments
• Leverage IT partnerships with key stakeholders
• Prevent failure of IT initiatives
• Optimize results of IT-assisted programs
• Assure system/network maintenance
• Improve public health outcomes
• Other priorities?

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Open Discussion

• Where do you see the role of the public health
  technology executive going (CIO, IT Director,
  etc.) and what are the implications for
  professional development, i.e., education and
  training?
• Strategic
• Consultative and advisory
• Technical manager
• Span of management responsibility
• Relationship to data and programs

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Open Discussion

• Considering the context of the public health
  technology imperative, what changes to
  governance and management models are emerging in
  practice?
• Accountability reporting
• Implications for committee structures
• Balance of authority and responsibility
• Other roles needed

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Thank you.Laura Ripprippl_at_rpmincorporated.com(
973) 701-9268Rachel Blockrachelblock_at_maximus.co
m(703) 251-8524