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Mission
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To improve the performance of the public health system by advancing
public health practitioners’ ability to strategically manage and apply
health information systems.
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Approach
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Our approach to health information systems combines best practices in
informatics with knowledge and experience in public health and health
care.

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Subject Areas
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Child Health Info Systems

IT Strategy

Requirements Development

Performance Improvement

Highlights
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Presenting phConnect:
A Collaborative Workspace for Communities of Practice

www.phConnect.org

 

phConnect is a web-based, interactive, collaboration platform created
for public health professionals and those interested in public health
to meet, share expertise, and work together on advancing public
health. phConnect has been created to foster collaboration and
communication across PHIN CoPs, the larger public health community,
the health informatics community, and with other partners.

Are you interested in the integration of child health information
systems (CHIS)?

The Institute is accepting applications for membership in the
Connections Community of Practice (CoP). The intent of Connections is
to support open and dynamic participation of those individuals and
organizations working on or interested in the integration of child
health information systems (CHIS). The Connections CoP is funded under
a cooperative agreement between the Institute and the Health Resources
and Services Administration - Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
(HRSA/MCHB), with additional funding from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information about the
Connections CoP, click here.

Are you involved in a child health information systems (CHIS)
integration project? Click here for more information about joining the
Connections Community of Practice. 

Click here to go directly to the Connections Membership Application.
You can use this form to apply for membership as well as to be added
to a contact list for updates on Connections activities.

Grand Rounds Presentation Highlights the Institute's Approach to
Developing System Requirements

What factors influence performance improvement and quality in the
public health arena? This was the topic for a recent "Grand Rounds"
roundtable discussion sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in collaboration with the University of North Carolina.
Institute Director Dave Ross participated in the May 29th web
presentation and described the value of a collaborative approach to
defining requirements for information systems. Among the initiatives
and tools featured was the Institute's work on Common Ground, a
program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as well as the
Institute publication, Taking Care of Business. To access the archived
Grand Rounds webcast, click here.

Click on this link to download a copy of Taking Care of Business.

Seeking Common Ground

What are the tasks of the public health organization and who performs
them? How can we perform those tasks better? Do we need an information
system to help us meet our goal? These are the questions that drive
the agenda for the national program, Common Ground: Transforming
Public Health Information Systems, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. Click here to read more about the Institute's Requirements
Development Methodology and how we are applying it in the Common
Ground program. The Institute facilitates a collaborative effort among
state and local health departments that will lead to a set of
requirements that other health departments can customize to support
their work. Common Ground focuses on the public health agency
activities related to public health preparedness and chronic diseases
prevention, but the lessons learned can be applied more broadly than
these two areas.

To learn more about our methodology , download a copy of our
publication, Taking Care of Business or refer to our Laboratory
Information Management Systems Requirements Development Documents here.
For a program overview of Common Ground and a list of grantees,
download our fact sheet on Common Ground .

HIEs and Public Health: A Healthy Partnership

Knowledge of disease trends and other threats to health within a
community can influence medical care provider decisions and the advice
given to patients.  Providers benefit from timely, population-based
information - information that public health could provide in every
community. As an active participant in health information exchanges
(HIEs), public health has an opportunity to fulfill this role.
Released in Summer 2007, this publication builds upon the work of
Information Links, a national grant from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. Click here to read our brochure describing the five worthy
aims for public health as an active partner in the HIE.

Sharing Stories of Progress and Success

Here is a calendar of recent and upcoming speaking engagements and
conferences. At some of these events, Institute staff will present
research findings and provide information about our projects and
initiatives. 

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