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Public Health’s Role in Health Information Exchange. Farzad Mostashari, MD MSc NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Questions. Why are we still in the small room? Does the CCBH community really believe that public health is valuable?
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Public Health’s Role in Health Information Exchange Farzad Mostashari, MD MSc NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Questions • Why are we still in the small room? • Does the CCBH community really believe that public health is valuable? • Does the public health community really believe that CCBH is valuable? • How do we move forward?
Public Health Participation is Valuable • Has data (esp pediatrics) • Has experience • Technical (Registries) • Analytic (epidemiologic/data mining) • Standards • Can access $$
Public Health Participation is Valuable • Outside competitive arena • Mandate for population health • Speak to Public/Consumers • Trusted by community • Organizing principle • Eg. P4P Indicators, EHR functionalities • Why should society care?
How to Engage Public Health • Limited resources, many priorities • What`s in it for public health? • Help them do their job better • Do what they couldn`t do before
Do Their Job Better • Better compliance w/ mandatory reporting Quality, Efficiency & Completeness) • Immunizations • Newborn screening • Hearing screening • Communicable Diseases • Vital registratio
Transform Public Health • Bilateral real-time communication with clinical information systems • Real-time public health surveillance (syndromic, drug resistance, adverse events) • Resource management (flu vaccine) • Incorporation of epidemiologic information into clinical decision support • Monitor and improve the quality of care for priority PH issues (Tob, HIV, DM, CAD)
How Do We Move Forward? • In the Public Health Community • Involve core constituents and visionaries • Shuttle diplomacy • Energize and engage senior officials • In the CCBH community • Take population health seriously • Define population health goals • Demonstrate improvement in PH outcome