e-Public Health/ Informatics - Spring 2012 Webinars

Learn about how local health departments are using innovative technologies to influence policy, and protect and improve the public's health. Don't miss out on the following free and educational webinars that will highlight recent health information technology (HIT) policy recommendations and will spotlight LHDs leading the charge to advance informatics at their agencies. Click the 'more' links below to register for each webinar.

»	Archived Webinar: Selecting the Right Vendors for Your Health IT Projects
	Is your health department struggling to determine which vendors suit your HIT needs? If you missed the webinar on Tuesday, April 17, click the more link to listen to the full recording. The webinar spotlighted Cabarrus County and Lincoln-Lancaster public health departments and their successful selection of vendors for their HIT projects. [Download PowerPoint Slides] More »

»	Archived Webinar: Meaningful Use and Public Health
	The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the notice of proposed rule-making for stage two of meaningful use. If you missed the webinar on Thursday, April 19, click the more link to listen to the full recording. The webinar highlighted the proposed rules and how public health will be affected. Speakers: James Daniel, Public Health Coordinator at ONC and Seth Foldy, Senior Advisor for the Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (proposed) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. See NACCHO's meaningful use resources: Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM Meaningful Use Feedback Form ONC and CDC's meaningful use pages [Download PowerPoint Slides] More »

»	Archived Webinar: Integration and Interoperability Across Public Health, Human Services, and Clinical Systems
	Achieving a seamless integration across health and human services requires some guidance from the pros. Watch the archived webinar from May 3, 2012. The webinar highlighted the collaborative work of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and Stewards of Change (an organization dedicated to providing human service organizations with the latest innovations to take social change to scale and improve the health and socioeconomic outcomes of communities). [Download PowerPoint Slides] More »

For more information contact Vanessa Holley at vholley@naccho.org or (202) 507-4239.