KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Gun Violence And The Politics Of Public Health
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Three mass shootings in eight days have refocused the nation’s attention…
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Making Personal Health Data Available During an Emergency
By Lee Stevens – If you or your family were injured during a disaster like a hurricane, earthquake or forest fire, wouldn’t you want your health data to be available to first responders and others who are there to provide care?
Prepare for 2016 Attestation by Reviewing CMS Materials
For certain measures in the CMS EHR Incentive Programs final rule, CMS changed the reporting requirements over time to increase flexibility.
How HIPAA Supports Public Health through the Sharing of Electronic Health Information
By Lucia Savage & Matthew Penn – Electronic health records provide structured clinical data that help public health workers track, mitigate, and eliminate disease. They also offer us the opportunity to improve health.
Modernizing our Public Health Surveillance Systems
By Paula Yoon – Disease surveillance is the foundation of public health practice providing essential data to inform decision making and respond to health threats.
National Health Education Week – October 17 – 21, 2016
National Health Education Week is sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education and brings national attention to public health issues and promotes consumers’ understanding…
CMS Developing a Centralized Repository to Assist in Public Health Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing a centralized repository for public health agency (PHA) and clinical data registry (CDR) reporting. The repository will assist providers in finding entities that accept electronic public health data.
At This Medical School, Students Mix Science And Health Policy
By Julie Rovner – Medical students cram a lot of basic science and medicine into their first two years of training. But most learn next to nothing about the intricacies of the health care system they are soon to enter. That’s something the medical school at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., is trying to remedy.
Guidance on Public Health Reporting Requirements for the EHR Incentive Programs
CMS has published frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the public health reporting objective for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Read the questions and answers.