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Tuesday, September 1, 2009: 2:10 PM
The Learning Center
Background: In October 2008, the National Center for Public Health Informatics NEDSS program embarked on an effort to reach out to key stakeholders to outline a multi-year strategic plan for NEDSS. This presentation will provide an overview of our findings and outline high level goals to help achieve integrated and interoperable electronic systems and automation of core surveillance processes through standards-based approaches to data collection, reporting, analysis and exchange of surveillance information.
Methods: In spring of 2009, NCPHI hosted a series of face-to-face meetings with key NEDSS stakeholders, which include CDC internal and external partners. The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) was asked to facilitate the meetings. The basic approach by PHII engaged and solicited input from the stakeholders who will ultimately be asked to endorse and help implement the strategic plan.
Results: The NEDSS strategic planning process identified and outlined strategic goals. The key themes revolved around the use of ontological tools to help automate disease processes, full adoption of standards-based messaging including the ability to send messages between jurisdictions (e.g., case reporting, electronic laboratory reporting, and case notifications), initiate surveillance Community of Practice, identify opportunities to facilitate the adoption of PHIN and NHIN requirements, identify and articulate best practices for data sharing protocol and policy, and ensure adequate funding.
Conclusions The findings are intended to reveal programmatic and technologic opportunities to help achieve integrated and interoperable electronic disease surveillance and automation of core surveillance processes. Both the current state and the future state of surveillance systems documented in the strategic plan reflect the realities and needs of those local, state and CDC staff responsible for surveillance activities. The plan consists of actionable items, building synergies with other initiatives as appropriate.
Methods: In spring of 2009, NCPHI hosted a series of face-to-face meetings with key NEDSS stakeholders, which include CDC internal and external partners. The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) was asked to facilitate the meetings. The basic approach by PHII engaged and solicited input from the stakeholders who will ultimately be asked to endorse and help implement the strategic plan.
Results: The NEDSS strategic planning process identified and outlined strategic goals. The key themes revolved around the use of ontological tools to help automate disease processes, full adoption of standards-based messaging including the ability to send messages between jurisdictions (e.g., case reporting, electronic laboratory reporting, and case notifications), initiate surveillance Community of Practice, identify opportunities to facilitate the adoption of PHIN and NHIN requirements, identify and articulate best practices for data sharing protocol and policy, and ensure adequate funding.
Conclusions The findings are intended to reveal programmatic and technologic opportunities to help achieve integrated and interoperable electronic disease surveillance and automation of core surveillance processes. Both the current state and the future state of surveillance systems documented in the strategic plan reflect the realities and needs of those local, state and CDC staff responsible for surveillance activities. The plan consists of actionable items, building synergies with other initiatives as appropriate.
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