COVID-19 Report
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
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Prepare to be Patriotic! Happy 4th of July
From the CDC Public Health Matters’ Blog: The 4th of July is a day to celebrate Uncle Sam, enjoy the summer weather, and spend time with family and friends. Keep these five things in mind as you plan your 4th of July celebration.
CDC Seeks Info on CDS
By William Hyman – CDS software is a subject of ongoing interest. Such systems have the theoretical potential to improve patient care by advising treaters on a variety of issues from the relatively mundane (flu shots) to big data based diagnostic prowess.
Modernizing our Public Health Surveillance Systems
By Paula Yoon – Disease surveillance is the foundation of public health practice providing essential data to inform decision making and respond to health threats.
Family Health History Day
Talk to your Family about Health History In 2002, the Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) started the Family History Public Health Initiative to increase…
CDC Hosts Calls for EHR Vendors on Cancer Reporting in Stage 2
CDC and Public Health Objective of Cancer Reporting Stage 2 Eligible Professional Meaningful Use Menu Set Measures Measure #5 requires EPs to have the capability…
Standardizing Exchange and Use of Public Health Information
IBM Collaboration will Help Control Infectious Outbreaks Last week IBM Research reported their collaboration in standardizing the exchange and use of public health information to…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 19, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News We lead off this week’s recap with the news that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has completed its acquisition of…
HIEs Must Meet Big Data Challenges
Solving Issues Around Big Data As Health Information Exchanges (HIE) become more common there is a greater focus on technology as a differentiating factor for…