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.
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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)Â 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…
August Health IT Conferences, Meetings and Events
ONC Committee Meetings and other Health IT Events Checking in on our Marketplace Event Calendar for August we find some interesting conferences and events you might…
CDC Releases Report On EHR Adoption
Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Records at 55% The goal of the HITECH Act of 2009 is to advance adoption of certified EHR technology by…
CDC Survey says EHR Adoption on the Rise
CDC Report Finds EHR Adoption Rising Among Physicians The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on their finding from a survey focusing…