title: Tripartite Governance: Enabling Successful Implementations with Vulnerable Populations.
abstract: Vulnerable populations are often at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to the implementation of health information systems in an equitable, appropriate, and timely manner. The disadvantages experienced by vulnerable populations are innumerable and include lack of representation, lack of appropriate levels of funding, lack of resources and capacity, and lack of representation. Increasingly, models of representation for complex implementations involve a tripartite project governance model. This tripartite partnership distributes accountability across all partners, and ensures that vulnerable populations have an equitable contribution to the direction of implementation according to their needs. This article shares lessons learned and best practices from complex tripartite partnerships supporting implementations with vulnerable populations in Canada.
authors.affiliation: Gevity Consulting Inc.
authors.forename: Margaret Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D054976:Clinical Governance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations