166637 Case Study Part III: Creating Use Cases for Public Health Information Systems

Saturday, November 3, 2007: 3:00 PM

John H. Holmes, PhD , Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Janise Richards, MS, MPH, PhD , National Center for Public Health Informatics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Barbara L. Massoudi, MPH, PhD , Research Computing Division, RTI International, Atlanta, GA
Use cases serve as an important tool for requirements gathering and testing in system development projects. Use case development requires examination of the system vision statement, interaction with stakeholders, determing critical success factors, and the development of achievabel goals.

Learning Objectives:
Create a use case for a public information system that includes the required steps as described. Describe the implementation of a public health information systems use case.

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