226712 Using Open Source to Bridge the Gap Between Public Health Departments

Monday, November 8, 2010

Moses Miles III, BA , Deloitte Consulting, Atlanta
Tom Savel, MD , National Center for Public Health Informatics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Brian Lee Lee, BA , Deloitte Consulting, Atlanta
Using open source software development methodologies levels the playing field between public health departments by enabling the public health community to come together to collaboratively develop sets of shared capabilities. The CDC has demonstrated how this process can work through its Public Health Grid Initiative which involved the collaboration of different public health organizations to create a common set of data analysis capabilities.

Learning Areas:
Communication and informatics
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Explain open source development methodology Identify the key concerns in utilizing an open source development methodology Apply an open source development methodology to an HIT project

Keywords: Health Information Systems, Public Health Informatics

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am a certified enterprise architect that has lead the technology strategy and planning for the State of Georgia as its Chief Architect for 6 years and assisted CDC in developing and open source framework.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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