Linking Information, Families and Technology (LIFT)

描述（由申请人提供）：KIT解决方案，一家专门为健康和人类服务领域开发智能，基于知识的信息技术（KIT）解决方案的私营公司，将与匹兹堡大学儿童发展办公室（OCD）合作，开发一个基于Web的家庭支持管理信息系统（FS MIS）的交互式软件应用程序，供全国范围内传播。这项创新被称为链接信息，家庭和技术（LIFT）。 家庭支持中心，像全国各地的其他人类服务项目和机构一样，被要求实施最佳做法，并记录其服务对资助者、政策制定者和社区的影响。然而，大多数家庭中心没有一个最先进的基于网络的信息系统，可以集成最佳实践，专业知识和日常管理功能。拟议的LIFT系统将满足这些关键需求，并具有全国商业分销的巨大潜力。KIT在开发基于知识的信息技术方面的良好记录与OCD在家庭支持服务方面20多年的研究和实践相结合，将大大提高这一商业企业成功的机会。在项目的第一阶段，我们将制作原型软件，展示基于网络的交互式智能系统的好处、可用性和可行性，供全国各地的家庭支持中心使用。这一阶段的重点将是LIFT在多大程度上使家庭中心工作人员能够建立技能、能力、获取信息和专家知识，以加强他们的工作。在第二阶段，我们将充分开发原型LIFT，使其成为商业级网络应用程序，在全国范围内传播，并使用准实验设计进一步验证LIFT的商业潜力和影响，这将涉及多个站点的大量用户。在第三阶段，我们将寻求私人资金，向全国市场推销该系统。我们打算使用Microsoft.Net平台并遵循XML Web服务概念来开发所提出的创新。收取的订阅费将用于支持系统的维护和未来开发。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): KIT Solutions, a private firm specializing in developing intelligent, Knowledge-based Information Technology (KIT) solutions for the field of health and human services will partner with the University of Pittsburgh, Office of Child Development (OCD) to develop a Web-based, interactive software application of a Family Support Management Information System (FS MIS) for nationwide dissemination. This innovation is called Linking Information, Families and Technology (LIFT). Family support centers, like other human service programs and agencies across the country, are being required to implement best practices and document the impact of their services to funders, policy makers, and the community. However, most family centers do not have a state-of-the-art web-based information system available to them that integrates best practice, expert knowledge, and daily management functions. The proposed LIFT system will address these critical needs and has great potential for nationwide commercial distribution. The combination of KIT'S proven record of developing knowledge based information technology and OCD's over 20 years of research and practice in family support services will greatly enhances the chance of success for this business venture. In Phase I of the project, we will produce prototype software demonstrating the benefit, usability, and feasibility of a web-based, interactive, intelligent system for use by family support centers across the nation. The extent of which LIFT enables family center staff to build skill, capacity, access information and expert knowledge, to enhance their work will be the focus of this phase. In Phase II, we will fully develop the prototype LIFT to a commercial grade web application for nationwide dissemination and further validate the commercial potential and impact of LIFT, using a quasiexperimental design, which will involve a large number of users across multiple sites. In Phase III, we will seek private funding for marketing the system to the national market. We intend to use the Microsoft.Net Platform and follow XML web service concepts to develop the proposed innovation. Collection of a subscription fee will be used to support the maintenance and future development of the system.