MN Common Ground Project
Common Ground: Transforming Public Health Information Systems
A National Program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Common Ground aims to change how public health information systems are conceived and developed by:
- helping agencies develop new information system requirements that are more effective and that streamline the delivery of essential public health services; and
- minimizing duplicative efforts by identifying common business processes and information system requirements that are applicable across the pubic health field.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has received a three-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to participate with other local and state health departments in the Common Ground program. MDH will be working collaboratively with nine other states in the focus area of Chronic Disease to define a standard set of information system requirements through a process called Collaborative Requirements Development, which includes Business Process Analysis and Business Process Redesign. Training and technical assistance will be provided by the Public Health Informatics Institute.
Additional Information
National Resources
- Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII)
The Public Health Informatics Institute is the National Program Office for the Common Ground grant program. Their website offers resources in public health informatics.
http://www.phii.org - Common Ground Program Website
This is the official website for the Common Ground grant program.
http://www.commongroundprogram.org/ - Taking Care of Business Report
This report describes the business process analysis methodology and resulting work products from a collaborative effort by local public health agencies.
(pdf 1431Kb/84 pgs) - Collaborative Requirements Development in Public Health Labs
This report documents the final work product from a collaborative requirements development project by public health laboratories.
http://www.phii.org/LIMSdesign.html
Contact us
For more information on the Common Ground program and collaborative requirements development, visit the website at www.commongroundprogram.org/ or contact the following Minnesota Department of Health staff:
| Bill Brand Center for Health Informatics Bill.Brand@health.state.mn.us 651-201-5508 |
Jennifer Ellsworth Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Jennifer.Ellsworth@health.state.mn.us 651-201-3662 |
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