Meaningful Use, Interoperability and the Public Health IT System

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Meaningful Use, Interoperability and the Public
Health IT System

• It Takes a Village

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Public Health Systems A Grand Vision

• implement capable, interoperable information
  systems that support public health, preparedness
  and to develop information technology systems
  that are compliant with PHIN.
• A national initiative to improve the capacity of
  public health to use and exchange information
  electronically by promoting the use of standards
  and defining technical requirements.
• best practices related to efficient, effective,
  and interoperable public health information
  systems that support both routine public health
  activities and emergency preparedness and
  response.

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Capacity for Interoperability!It is my
fundingbut I need some of their data!
State HIE
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Underground Railroad

• Lead Clinical Health
• TB Clinical
  Health
• Patient Tracking Immunization
• DACS/CDC
• Private Labs Surveillance
• HIE Surveillance
• HIE Chief
  Complaint
• Inventory PEPR Inventory

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Public Health and .
Report and Analyze - One-way? Bi-directional?
Who gets the funding?
ARRA HITECH HIE Meaningful Use NHIN
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Public Health DataCapacity for Decision support

• Bio-surveillance
• Registries
• Clinical support
• Decision Report
• ePrescribing
• EHR

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Increase Readiness

• Strategies
• Funding sources
• Communication
• Security
• Applications
• Regional NHIN
• Who are your partners?

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eHealth Plan

• Patient
• Provider
• Agency
• Local
• State
• Regional
• National

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Meaningful Use

• It is more than an entry in a GRANT!