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The National Association for Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT) is a national non-profit organization that provides leaders in public health information technology (IT) with a venue to exchange ideas and experiences, discuss and shape current public health information policy, and learn about tools and technologies that help them better support public health.

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NAPHIT and PHDSC Join forces to create a new
public health information technology leadership forum

BALTIMORE, MD and Dover, DE March 23, 2009 - The Executive Board of the National Association for Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT) and the Board of Directors of the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) announced today a new partnership agreement between the two organizations to launch the NAPHIT-PHDSC Leadership Forum.

The NAPHIT-PHDSC Leadership Forum will be the focus of a set of programs and activities aimed at public health IT leaders, public health and clinical professionals and vendors to work together on the health information technology (IT) standardization initiatives and health IT projects implementations to achieve interoperability between public health information systems and public health and clinical information systems under the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

“We firmly believe that, at a time when public health agencies need to make hard choices about how valuable time and resources are spent, our newly formed Leadership Forum offers better value as well as a more efficient and effective opportunity for interaction across various stakeholders in health It adoption” explained Dr. Walter Suarez, MD, President of the Consortium. “This new Leadership Forum will help public health IT professionals to get engaged in new and exciting programs and activities related to public health information systems interoperability that would not be possible by either organization on its own” noted Marcy Parykaza, NAPHIT’s President.

Under the NAPHIT-PHDSC Leadership Forum, NAPHIT and PHDSC will work together on various projects related to health IT implementation in public health, standardization of public health information systems and building interoperable health information exchanges between clinical Electronic Health Record Systems and public health information systems. We will also conduct joint webinars to inform public health community about new developments in the public health information systems integration and lessons learnt through the health information technology adoption. Through this new partnership we envision to strengthen public health engagement in the national health information technology standardization efforts and health information technology implementation under a Nationwide Health Information Network.

National Association for Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT) is a national non-profit organization that provides leaders in public health information technology with an avenue to exchange ideas and experiences, discuss and shape current public health information policy, and learn about tools and technologies that help them better support public health. NAPHIT members represent states, territories, locals and other public health agencies and organizations. They collaborate on and exchange ideas and best practices to improve quality and reduce costs of public health information systems and information technology. They also influence the development and adoption of standards in public health information technology through advocacy and advice to decision makers at the federal, state and local level, and promote a strategic approach to managing information technology solutions that support public health programs. For more information about NAPHIT, go to http://www.naphit.org/default.asp

Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) is a national non-profit membership-based organization of federal, state and local health agencies; professional associations; academia; public and private sector organizations; international members; and individuals. The Consortium promotes the electronic connectivity between public health and clinical care via interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems (EHR-S) and the integration of health-related data systems to meet the health data needs of public and private organizations, agencies and individuals; represents public health interests and needs in standards development organizations, data content committees, and standards harmonization and external certification bodies; represents public health interests and needs on issues of privacy, confidentiality and information security; identifies priorities for the new national standards for population health; and educates the public health community about standards and the health information technology community about public health. For more information about the Consortium, go to http://www.phdsc.org

Posted 3/24/2009

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