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Continuity of care document could be boon to public health efforts
The Continuity of Care Document (CCD), a standardized format for clinical summaries that can be exchanged between disparate electronic health record systems, could greatly advance public health initiatives, according to a new paper in the American Journal of Public Health .
Cloud computing could help public health agencies connect with providers
Public health agencies should consider using cloud-based platforms to connect with healthcare providers both directly and through health information exchanges, Noam H. Arzt, president of HLN
Public health reporting for Meaningful Use may depend on HIEs
With public health measures receiving a higher profile in Meaningful Use Stage 2, government agencies are struggling to connect healthcare providers online to public health agencies at the state and
More federal funding needed for public health IT infrastructure
Back in 2004, when President George W. Bush launched the federal health IT initiative that has now morphed into Meaningful Use, it was clear that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, served as a
CDC awards grant to build online connections between hospital labs, public health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a grant to connectivity vendor Surescripts, the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to link
Public health IT still getting the short end of the stick
From the inception of the government's health IT program in 2004, one of its major goals has been to increase the country's emergency preparedness and the ability of public health agencies to monitor
Regenstrief first to share public-health data via NHIN
Score another first for Indiana University's Regenstrief Institute. Thanks to the Indianapolis-based research organization, Indiana has become the first state in the nation to transmit electronic
