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A compilation of guidance and resource documents used by the Communities of Practice, the InfoLinks Resource page is a repository designed to provide a single source for the basic information required to effectively stay informed and abreast of current CoP activities. InfoLinks Documents & Presentations- HIEs & Public Health: A Powerful Partnership This brochure was developed in conjunction with PHII as part of the original RWJF funded InformationLinks Program. It helps explain the rationale and benefits of public health's participation in HIEs. Published 7.5.07
- Community Charter
- Meeting Documents
HIE Background & Initiatives
- eHealth Inititative
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The ONC-Coordinated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
2008-2012
The Plan sets forth a number of goals, objectives, and strategies that will guide the advancement of health IT throughout the federal government for the next five years.
Published 6.5.08 - Nationwide Health Information Network a critical portion of the national health IT agenda intended to provide a secure, nationwide, interoperable health information infrastructure that will connect providers, consumers, and others involved in supporting health and healthcare.
- Public Health Informatics Network (PHIN) CDC's national initiative to improve the capacity of public health to use and exchange information electronically by promoting the use of standards, defining functional and technical requirements.
- Foldy S, Pemble K, Heffernan RT, Barthell EN, Beix J. Whoosh!: Building and Controlling Wisconsin HIE’s . Clinical Data Stream for Local and State Health Departments. Public Health Information Network annual meeting, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Aug. 28, 2008. http://cdc.confex.com/recording/cdc/phin2008/pdf/free/4db77adf5df9fff0d3caf5cafe28f496/paper17528_1.pdf
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Emery D, Engert E, D’Andrea G, Fawson C, Foldy S, Ziegler S, Blanco J, Mellin J. Health Information Exchange: From Start-Up to Sustainability. eHealth Initiative Foundation, 2007. http://toolkit.ehealthinitiative.org/value_creation_and_financing/VSMreport.mspx
Funding Opportunities
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants
- Grants.gov
- Health Resources and Services Association (HRSA) Grants
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Organizations
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans."
- American Health Information Community (AHIC): a federal advisory body, chartered in 2005 to make recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on how to accelerate the development and adoption of health information technology.
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA): US not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and application of medical informatics in the support of patient care, teaching and research.
- American Public Health Association (APHA): the oldest, largest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world.
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.
- Council of State and Territorial Epidimiologists: a professional association of over 1050 public health epidemiologists working in states, local health agencies, and territories that works to establish more effective relationships among state and other health agencies.
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments.
- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): provides counsel to the Secretary of HHS and Departmental leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure.
- Public Health Informatics Institute: brings public health professionals together so that they can learn from each other and share best practices.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country and works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change.
Contact Us:
- Communities of Practice Program
- Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
- National Center for Public Health Informatics
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atlanta, Georgia 30345
- 404-498-6455
- PHIN@cdc.gov
