Public health

Medicare data helps ID high-risk populations in natural disasters

Other claims data also can show individuals on electricity-dependent equipment, says Karen DeSalvo, MD.

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 21

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 21
HHS makes Medicare data available to areas that could be hit by Irma

Agency provides information to public health officials on beneficiaries who are dependent on medical equipment and at risk from prolonged power outages.

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 9

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 9
HHS makes Medicare data available to areas that could be hit by Irma

Agency provides information to public health officials on beneficiaries who are dependent on medical equipment and at risk from prolonged power outages.

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 7

Disaster planning Greg Slabodkin September 7
Open source EHR platform tailored to treat Ebola patients

Easy-to-use tablet-based app was specifically developed for clinicians wearing personal protective equipment in highly infectious environments.

EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin August 23

EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin August 23
HIT Think Opioid epidemic makes EHRs essential to public health

Irv Lichtenwald
President and CEO Medsphere Systems Corp.

Opioids are the greatest drug overdose crisis in U.S. history

Prescription drugs August 11

Prescription drugs August 11
Flint registry to track residents affected by lead-tainted water

Data gathered will guide healthcare decisions for years, says HHS Secretary Tom Price.

Public health Joseph Goedert August 7

Public health Joseph Goedert August 7
Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, named as CDC director, ATSDR administrator

New agency head is expected to draw on her experience as a public health professional.

Public health Fred Bazzoli July 10

Public health Fred Bazzoli July 10
CDC looks to improve tracking of infant outcomes from Zika

Electronic registries may underestimate impact on babies born to mothers infected with the virus.

Public health Greg Slabodkin May 24

Public health Greg Slabodkin May 24
Public health labs to get help sharing Zika test data electronically

ONC and CDC partner to create a national system so that labs can interface with providers’ electronic health records.

Public health Greg Slabodkin May 19

Public health Greg Slabodkin May 19
MPWHIT Spotlight: Singletary expands promise of public health

The director of Public Health Informatics Institute, and one of HDM’s Most Powerful Women in HIT, preaches the possibilities of informatics.

Public health Joseph Goedert May 2

Public health Joseph Goedert May 2

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