Public Health Information Systems (PHIS)
Public Health information systems (PHIS) are used by public health agencies (PHA) to collect, manage, store, and transmit STD data. CDC is leveraging HIS to better understand the impact of STDs in the United States and improve disease surveillance reporting.
In the United States, there are seven main information systems currently used by states, territories, and project areas. All the systems are web-based.
PHIS Used by Each State, Territory, and Project Area
Public Health Information Systems Currently Available for Adoption by States, Territories, and Project Areas
| System | Developer | Capability | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinisys WorldCare | Clinisys Group | Communicable and chronic disease surveillance, Case management, Contact management, Outbreak management, Workflow, Electronic report management (ELR, eICR, and EHR), and Reporting | Samir Ahmetovic, Director of Enterprise Systems, Clinisys samir.ahmetovic@clinisys.com |
| PRISM HDS | Health Design Solutions (HDS), LLC | Web-based Disease Surveillance, Case Management, ELR, Reporting, Workflow, Outbreak management, Special Project tracking (SET-Net, SSuN, Enhanced GC, etc.) | Mary White, Product Manager mary.white@hdsprism.com |
| PRISM-Based* | State customized versions of PRISM HDS | Web-based Disease Surveillance, Case Management, ELR, Reporting, Workflow, Outbreak management | Mary White, Product Manager mary.white@hdsprism.com |
| Maven | Conduent Public Health Solutions | Web-based disease surveillance, outbreak management across all communicable diseases (including TB, STDs, HIV, GCDs, VPDs, Cancer, Lead Poisoning, Chronic Diseases) | Piper Landgrebe, Senior Manager, Client Management piper.landgrebe@conduent.com |
| NEDSS Base System (NBS) | CDC/CSELS | Web-based Disease Surveillance, Case Management, ELR, Reporting, Workflow Decision Support | Michael Wodajo (gue7@cdc.gov) Marion Anandappa (dza4@cdc.gov) |
| EpiTrax | Collaborative Software Initiative | Surveillance, Case Management, Contact Management, Outbreak Management, disease-specific questionnaire development, ELR, AVR, support for all communicable diseases | Scott Christofferson, Product Manager schristofferson@utah.gov |
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) also maintains information regarding which electronic surveillance systems are currently being used by its members.
*PRISM-based systems are PRISM HDS databases that have been customized (by the states), reside at the state level, and are maintained by the states. All updates after the systems have been customized are handled by the states, and not Health Design Solutions, LLC