The
WikiHealthCare application is currently being developed as part a pilot project that has been funded through a grant from the
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at the University of California, San Francisco. The pilot project is part of a two-year study that was designed to investigate the impact of an intervention (a Joint Commission letter and resource materials that were sent to hospital CEOs) on the smoking cessation counseling measure rates of lower performing hospitals. The scope of the grant was expanded in 2007 to include the development of a wiki application that could be used to disseminate effective smoking cessation practices among hospitals.
Project Timeline
January 2007:
- Project planning in the Division of Research (basic development plan)
- Project planning with IT (budget, harware/software requirements, staff resources)
February 2007:
- Purchase server to support project
- Identify and hire a consultant
- Produce drafts of initial site content
- Identify legal issues (draft disclaimer, copyright policy, registration and user agreement)
March 2007:
- Build site infrastructure
- Design and set custom skins (Joint Commission Branded)
- Set up site on Joint Commission server
- Post initial content on site for internal review
April 2007:
- Invite selected external participants to post topic content and provide feedback
May 2007:
- Modifications to site based upon internal and external feedback
June 2007:
- Site opened to the accredited hospital community
- Promote site via the Joint Commission list server and Extranet
- Track user registration and site hits
July - September 2007:
- Monitor site activity
- Re-promote using the list server (as necessary)
- Conduct survey to evaluate knowledge of and use of the site
October 2007:
- Conclude pilot project
- Compile user statistics and survey results
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ScottWilliams - 06 Apr 2007
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