Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

PHDSC’s Mission (abridged) Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care Improved Health Information Health Data Standards Enhanced Health and Health Care PHDSC is committed to bring a common voice from the public health community to the national efforts of standardization of health and healthcare information

Major Conference Themes The State of the Partnership is Strong…. and is Getting Stronger All partners, members and stakeholders (federal, state, professional associations and organizations, academic institutions and private sector) stated their ongoing support to the Consortium

Major Conference Themes The mission of the Consortium needs to continue to focus on core activities around: –Education, Education, Education –Advocating (representation) –Convening (forum) –Leveraging (anticipating, finding and filling, identifying, resolving)

Major Conference Themes Think Nationally…. Engage the Locals… “We are from local Public Health, and we are here to help”

Major Conference Themes Engaging Building Blocks: The LHIIs (Local Health Information Infrastructures) Public Health Informaticians ….our next best friends

Major Conference Themes Electronic Health Record: Finding the “Killer Application”

Continuing to Support Ongoing Activities: Expanding Membership Expanding Membership Educational Strategies – Web Resource Center Educational Strategies – Web Resource Center Enhancing data content Enhancing data content Funding for maintenance, webmaster Funding for maintenance, webmaster Involvement in SDOs and DCCs Involvement in SDOs and DCCs NUBC, NUCC, X12, HL7, others NUBC, NUCC, X12, HL7, others Addressing interoperability between standards Addressing interoperability between standards Addressing lack of public health oriented codes in HL7 Addressing lack of public health oriented codes in HL7 Health Care Services Data Reporting Guide Health Care Services Data Reporting Guide Maintenance of guide Maintenance of guide Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Continuing to Support Ongoing Activities (cont.): External Cause of Injury External Cause of Injury PHDSC - EHR Functional Model Review Work PHDSC - EHR Functional Model Review Work Privacy, Confidentiality and Data Sharing Privacy, Confidentiality and Data Sharing Developing tools for local public health Developing tools for local public health NHII  LHII NHII  LHII Engagement of LHIIs and Local Public Health Engagement of LHIIs and Local Public Health Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Areas of Interest: Bringing Local Public HealthBringing Local Public Health Bridging Public Health and Clinical CareBridging Public Health and Clinical Care Public Health Informatics TrainingPublic Health Informatics Training New collaborations with private sectorNew collaborations with private sector International perspectives on public health standardsInternational perspectives on public health standards Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Areas of Interest (cont.): Public Health laboratory Public Health laboratory Immunization Registry Data Standards / Privacy Issues Immunization Registry Data Standards / Privacy Issues Standardizing Environmental Laboratories Standardizing Environmental Laboratories Be the home for Public Health Data Modeling Be the home for Public Health Data Modeling Working with federal initiatives (PHIN, CHI, others) Working with federal initiatives (PHIN, CHI, others) Security Standards Security Standards Patient Safety Patient Safety Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Bringing Local Public Health to the Consortium: “Where rubber meets the road” : Addressing State & Local Health Departments perspectives in implementing public health data standards for Local Health Information Infrastructure (LHII) Increase membership of State and Local Health Departments and other agencies in the ConsortiumIncrease membership of State and Local Health Departments and other agencies in the Consortium Facilitate growing leadership of representatives from the State and Local levels in the ConsortiumFacilitate growing leadership of representatives from the State and Local levels in the Consortium Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Bringing Local Public Health to the Consortium: Address the perspectives of State and Local agencies in the Consortium’s activities, e.g., EHR implementation demonstration in public health, educational activities Collaborate with NACCHO, ASTHO, CSTE and others Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Bridging Public Health and Clinical Care: Increase membership of professional organizations representing clinical care in the Consortium Represent public health in clinical care standard development activities via participation in SDOs, DCCs (e.g., HL7, X12, SNOMED) and relevant national healthcare standardization activities, e.g., CHI, EHR etc. Collaborate with eHealth Initiative, AHIMA, AMA, AHA, American Telehealth Association, and others Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Address needs of public health informatics training Increase membership of Academic Institutions in the Consortium Help identify essential functions and competencies for public health informatics Support for executive-level public health informaticians at each state Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Address needs of public health informatics training Facilitate growing leadership of representatives from the Academic Institutions in the Consortium Participate in the development of core competency for public health informatics Develop collaboration with Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and American Public Health Association (APHA) Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

Developing New Collaborations with Private Sector Foster Public-Private Partnerships Expand involvement of private sector in the Consortium Developing tools for local public health departments Work on developing ROI case(s) around public health data standards Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

International perspectives in standard development for public health Participate in the international activities related to healthcare standard development activities Collaborate with eHealth Initiative and others Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions

2005 PHDSC Annual Meeting Seek partnership with member-organizations in developing meeting agenda Increase participation of State and Local agencies representatives Consider offering tutorials on health data standards, public health informatics, etc. Invite vendors to have an exhibition of IT products for public health Public Health Data Standards Consortium 2004 – 2005 Directions