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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Yvonne Claudio, MS, University of Maryland University College, 15151 Deer Valley Terrace, Silver Spring, MD 20906, 301-438-8681, yvclaudio@aol.com
The development and sophistication of information technology overtime has provided the capacity to capture and integrate the data collected at various points in the health services value chain, and to create and provide the comprehensive information needed to support core public health functions so heavily dependent on data--particularly health assessment and monitoring, and assurance functions. It is now incumbent upon public health organizations to utilize the data integration technologies which have been readily adopted by private industry.
This progress in information technology is critical for public health organizations whose data for the most part is found not only in distinct and separate programs and agencies, but also contained in a myriad of databases. Clearly any efforts to integrate these information systems require a strategy that is dependent on building and sustaining partnerships. Such partnerships involve collaborations internal to health departments, but also might require establishing strategic alliances with stakeholders external to the health department who also collect data of relevance for core public health functions.
This paper provides a summary of the principles of data integration, and the various opportunities available in the public health field for building the strategic alliances that will facilitate the creation of the integrated information systems needed in public health organizations. Critical to such efforts are the need to develop strategies for data integration, and to know the various challenges and opportunities in integrating such information systems.
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Keywords: Information System Integration, Health Information Systems
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Consultant to the DC Department of Health