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Public Health – EHR Vendors Collaboration Initiative

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Community Profile

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) lead the Public Health (PH) – Electronic Health Records (EHR) Vendors Collaboration Initiative. The initial focus of this initiative is on meeting Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use public health objectives. Public Health Practitioners and EHR Vendors from across the nation are participating in this initiative.

If you are interested in joining this initiative, please follow the instructions provided below to register for these monthly webinars. If you want to submit an issue/question, please send an email to meaningfuluse@cdc.gov and include “Public Health – EHR Vendor Collaboration Initiative” in the subject line

Meeting Schedule and Webinar Information

Meeting Schedule:

Date: 3rd Tuesday of each month
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / noon-1:30 PM CT / 11:00 AM –12:30 PM MT / 10:00–11:30 AM PT

Webinar Information

  • GoToWebinar will now be used for these webinars and pre-registration for this event is required. Please follow the registration instructions listed below to receive instructions on how to join this webinar.
  • Your registration will be valid for the all of the currently scheduled monthly meetings.
  • The instructions you receive will include a link to add these recurring meetings to your calendar.
  • You are advised to test your GoToWebinar connectivity prior to the meeting by following the instructions provided below.

Webinar Registration Instructions

Register for this online event at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2001682182663290115

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The invitation will include a link to add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

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https://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/gotomeeting/help_files/GTM140010?title=Test+Your+GoToMeeting+Connection If you have any questions about this initiative or registering for these meetings, please contact us at: meaningfuluse@cdc.gov.

Upcoming Meetings


Special Series of National Webinars on Zika Virus Disease

 

Zika Resources (Click to Expand)

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  1. Zika virus disease is a nationally notifiable condition. Healthcare providers should report suspected Zika virus disease cases to their state, local, or territorial health department to facilitate diagnosis and mitigate risk of local transmission. State, local, and territorial health departments should report laboratory-confirmed and probable cases to CDC. Kindly refer to the CDC Zika Website for the most up-to-date information and guidance at  http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html
  2. CDC has updated its interim guidance for health care providers in the United States caring for pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure, based on emerging data indicating Zika virus RNA can be detected for prolonged periods in some pregnant women. To increase the proportion of pregnant women with Zika virus infection who receive a definitive diagnosis, this guidance includes recommendations to expand real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction testing.

    PDF
    Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, July 2016
    Titilope Oduyebo, MD; Irogue Igbinosa, MD; Emily E. Petersen, MD; et al.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65(Early Release)

  3. CDC has updated interim guidance for the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus. The recommendations apply to all men and women who have traveled to or reside in areas with active Zika virus transmission and their sex partners. The recommendations in this report replace those previously issued and are now updated to reduce the risk for sexual transmission of Zika virus from both men and women to their sex partners. This guidance will be updated as more information becomes available.

    PDF

    Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, July 2016
    John T. Brooks, MD; Allison Friedman, MS; Rachel E. Kachur, MPH; et al.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65(Early Release)


For 2016, the webinars PowerPoint slides are posted below. Please request access to the recordings by sending an email to meaningfuluse@cdc.gov.

For your reference a list of the archived webinars is posted below:

     Public Health – Electronic Health Records (EHR) Vendors Collaboration Initiative Webinars


Date Presentation Title Presenter Title &
Affiliation
Slides /
Webinar Recordings
02/01/2016 Zika Virus Update for Clinical Decision Support/EHR Developers Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH
Dana Meaney-Delman, MD, MPH, FACOG
Floyd Eisenberg, MD
Sundak Ganesan, MD
Panelist: Jim Daniel MPH

Special Session 1 [PDF – 771 KB]

02/17/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.   2016-02-17 TTP-UMC_Zika_Final.pdf [PDF – 1M]
03/23/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.   Zika_Special_Session_3
Value Set And Links Draft
Zika Virus Algorithm Draft alternate v13
 
04/27/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.   Presentation
Zika Informational links document
08/03/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners. CDC and ONC Teams in collaboration with partners from The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (COG) and Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Presentation
09/14/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners. Floyd Eisenberg, ONC (Contractor) and Jim Daniel, ONC Presentation
11/02/2016 Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners Floyd Eisenberg, ONC (Contractor) and Jim Daniel, ONC.
Riki Merrick, MPH, Lead Terminologist, Informatics Program Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and
Margaret Lampe, RN, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention| Epidemiology Branch
Coming Soon!

Date Presentation Title Presenter Title &
Affiliation
Slides /
Webinar Recordings
01/17/2017 Improving Clinical Care and Public Health with Electronic Case Reporting
  • Jim Jellison, MPH
    Director, Practice Support
    Public Health Informatics Institute
Presentation
[PDF – 1MB]
02/14/2017 EHR Workflow Challenges in Meaningful Use Physician Cancer Reporting
  • Wendy Blumenthal, MPH
    Cancer Surveillance Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presentation
[PDF – 1MB]
03/21/2017 Inside the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA)
  • Chris Muir, Director of HIT Infrastructure and Innovation Division Office of Standards and Technology, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
Presentation
[PDF – 2 MB]
04/18/2017 Public Health Task Force
  • Larry Wolf-Principal
    Strategic Health Network
Presentation
[PDF – 2 MB]
05/16/2017 ONC/FHA Healthcare Directory (HcDir) Project Overview
  • Dan Chaput, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Washington DC
Presentation
[PDF – 2 MB]
6/20/2017 Declaration of Readiness by Public Health Authorities- Meaningful Use Stage 3 / MIPS
  • Sarah Imholte, Stage 3 Task Force Co-chair, Electronic Disease Surveillance Program Manager, Arizona Department of Health Services
  • Steve Eichner, Stage 3 Task Force Co-chair, Health Information Technology Policy Director, Center for Health Policy and Performance, Texas Department of State Health Services
Presentation
[PDF – 1 MB]
07/18/2017 Meaningful
Use 3 & NHSN AUR Module
and
The National Health Care Surveys:
Registration, Readiness, and Testing for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
(MU)/Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Public Health Reporting
  • Mindy Durrance & Amy Webb
    Contractors for Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
    National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
    Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Denys Lau, Ph.D.
    Acting Division Director
    Division of Health Care Statistics
    National Center for Health Statistics
    Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Presentation
[PDF – 1MB]

 

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Date Presentation Title Presenter Title &
Affiliation
Slides /
Webinar Recordings
01/19/2016 Public Health Specialized Registries in EHR Meaningful Use: Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
  • Dr. Bryant Karras, Chief Public Health Informatics Officer, Washington State Department of Health, Washington
  • Chris Baumgartner, Director Washington State Prescription Monitoring Program, Department of Health Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP), Washington
2016-01-19 DOH PMP MU PPT ONC.pdf [PDF – 3M]
02/16/2016 Specialized Registries-New Opportunities for Public Health Agencies
  • Glenn Copeland– Director of the Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. He serves as the State Registrar for vital records and also is the Director of the Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program and the Michigan Birth Defects Registry. He has a strong and active interest in leveraging EHR systems to improve the efficiency, timeliness and accuracy of reporting health events to the public health agency
  • Laura Rappleye– Ms. Rappleye is the project lead for Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program, Michigan Birth Defects Registry, Michigan vital records, newborn screening electronic health record and Medicaid Integrated Care Bridge Record interoperability projects. She is the Health Level Seven (HL7) project facilitator for the creation of a national HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) implementation guide for ambulatory healthcare provider reporting to birth defect registries and serves as the HL7 Public Health and Emergency Response Work Group Co-chair.

Panelist-
Daniel Chaput, IT Specialist, Office of National Coordinator for Health IT

2016-02-16 CDC EHR Collaborative.pdf [PDF – 767K]
05/17/2016 Electronic Case Reporting: eICR and Trigger Implementation Discussion
  • Laura Conn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • John Loonsk, CGI Federal and HL7 PHER eCR Executive Sponsor
Presentation
06/21/2016 Immunization certification and future interoperability plans
  • Craig Newman Health Research Analyst, Northrup Grumman
Presentation
07/19/2016 Presentation 1: The Public Health Community Platform & Electronic Case Reporting
Presentation 2:APHL Informatics Messaging Services (AIMS)
  • Marcus Rennick
  • Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet
Presentation
11/15/2016 Presentation 1: The Transition to Meaningful Use Stage 3 for Immunization Information Systems (IIS)
  • Mary Beth Kurilo, AIRA Policy and Planning Director
  • Therese Hoyle, Interoperability Lead, Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR)
  • Mary Woinarowicz, MA, North Dakota Immunization Information System (NDIIS) Manager, North Dakota Department of Health
Presentation
12/20/2016 Presentation 2: The Transition to Meaningful Use Stage 3 for Immunization Information Systems (IIS)
  • Craig Newman, Health Research Analyst, Northrop Grumman
  • Greg Faber, PhD, Integration Engineer, EPIC
  • Anne Fitzsimmons, Implementation and Product Manager, McKesson
  • Danny Wise, System Analyst, Allscripts
  • Megan Murry, Manager for Business and System Analyst at Allscripts
  • Cristina Creary, Business Analyst Allscripts
Presentation

Date Presentation Title Presenter
03/17/2015 The Case for Public Health Case Reporting John W. Loonsk, MD, CGI Federal
Daniel Chaput, MM, Public Health Policy Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
04/21/2015 Updates on Cancer Registry Reporting for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use (MU) Wendy Blumenthal, MPH, Cancer Surveillance Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
05/19/2015 The Business Case for Syndromic Surveillance Laura Streichert, International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS)
Julia Gunn, Boston Public Health Commission
David Atrubin, Florida Department of Health
Natasha Close, Washington State Department of Health
06/30/2015 Electronic Case Reporting to Public Health – An EHR Vendor’s Perspective Monica Coley, Integration Strategist, Cerner
Michelle Peterson, Sr. Strategist Public Health, Cerner
07/21/2015 Advancing Electronic Case Reporting–Lessons Learned from an Integrated Healthcare Delivery Organization Laura Conn, MPH, Director, Health Information Strategy Activities, Office of Director, CSELS, CDC
Scott Evans, PhD, Medical Informatics Director, Intermountain Healthcare
Shan He, PhD, Research Fellow, Intermountain Healthcare
09/15/2015 Updates on Activities and Issues Related to the Immunization and Cancer Case Reporting MU Objectives Vaccine Code Maintenance Improvement
Rob Savage
, Senior Information Technologist, Northrop Grumman, Contractor to CDC/NCIRD/IISSB
EHR to IIS Interoperability Functional Guide
Eric Larson
, Sr. Technical Project Manager, American Immunization Registry Association
Cancer Case Reporting to Public Health: Overview, Issues and Challenges
Wendy Blumenthal
, MPH, Cancer Surveillance, CDC
11/10/2015 Two Part Presentation- Part-A: Electronic Case Reports, The Trigger Table: A Deep Dive and Discussion. Part-B: Q&A Session on Public Health Measures in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Stage 3 Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Meaningful Use (MU) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) 2015 Certification, Final Rules. Sunanda (Shu) McGarvey, CBAP, CMS, Senior Information Technologist, Northrop Grumman, Contractor to CDC/CSELS
Daniel Chaput, MM, IT Specialist, Office of Standards and Technology – Office of National Coordinator for Health IT
12/15/2015 APHL Information Messaging Systems (AIMS): Overview and evolution.

Presenter:
Wesley R. Kennemore, MD, MS, PE, Manager, Health Information Technology, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Panel:
Sunanda (Shu) McGarvey, CBAP, CMS, Senior Information Technologist, Northrop Grumman, Contractor to CDC/CSELS
Daniel Chaput, MM, IT Specialist, Office of National Coordinator for Health IT

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