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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
Flint registry to track residents affected by lead-tainted water
Data gathered will guide healthcare decisions for years, says HHS Secretary Tom Price.
Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, named as CDC director, ATSDR administrator
New agency head is expected to draw on her experience as a public health professional.
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 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.
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.
CMS now posting public health, registry EHR readiness data
Long-awaited tool helps providers assess ability of agencies, registries to accept MU data electronically.
New Hampshire leverages cause of death app to improve disease surveillance
The technology could become a national standard for mobile death certification and registration, says Stephen Wurtz.
Florida health center remains vigilant in fight against Zika
As CDC downgrades Zika threat, Borinquen Health Care Center uses EHR to screen at-risk patients.
eConsult system boosts access to specialty care for underserved
L.A. County system also reduces wait times for appointments for low-income patients.
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