3275.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The purpose of this session is to summarize the current nationwide activities in integrating child health information systems (e.g., immunization registries, newborn screening, vital records). This will include discussion of the overal vision (National Health Information Infrastructure) and status in achieving the vision, best practices in integration projects, and discussions of real-life issues from two states which are relatively far advanced in integration (Oregon and Rhode Island). Some of these issues include data quality, sharing information between systems/programs, and using the information to monitor and change practice. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) Describe the major features of the National Health Information Infrastructure 2) Describe some "best practices" in integrating child health information systems 3) Describe some of the major programmatic issues in integrating systems and how they are being addressed 4) Describe how information from these systems can be used to improve health and health services | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Alan R. Hinman, MD,, MPH | |||
| Introductory Remarks | |||
| Child Health Information Infrastructure David Ross, Kristin Saarlas, MPH | |||
| Best practices in integrating information systems Ellen Wild, MPH, S. Nicole Fehrenbach, MPP | |||
| Issues and solutions in integrating information systems - Rhode Island Amy Zimmerman, MPH | |||
| Issues and solutions in integrating information systems - Oregon Sherry Spence, MA | |||
| Discussion | |||
| Concluding Remarks | |||
| Organized by: | Epidemiology | ||
| Endorsed by: | School Health Education and Services; Statistics | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy | ||