Case Study Submission
We highly recommend that case studies be submitted using the guideline and format provided below.
1. Local problem being addressed and Intended Improvement
• Briefly describe your organization, population served, leadership, your organization’s mission
• Explain how your organization designed the improvements and explain the reasons for your health IT solution.
• Describe the basis for the intervention and summarize the intended benefits. (e.g. evidence-based care guidelines, literature or user groups etc.)
2. Design and Implementation
• Describe the step-by-step process for the intervention and its component parts in sufficient detail. (Please include any steps that did not work and/or adjustments made in the process).
• Indicate the main factors that contributed to choice of the specific intervention (for example, needs analysis; learn from relevant experience of other healthcare organizations with a similar local situation).
• What was unique in the entire implementation process that you would like to highlight?
• Based on your plans, how did you implement the intervention?
3. Value Derived/Outcomes
• Describe the actual action taken to implement the intervention (for example, sequence of steps, events or phases; type and number of participants at key points). A timeline or graph in the Appendix might be helpful to further describe the intervention.
• Provide measurable outcomes/value in graph form if possible. Tie to intended benefits.
• Identify the major challenge(s) faced in planning and implementing the described HIT solution and the major lessons learned.