Keep up with projects, views and news from PHII.
March 11, 2016
Meaningful Use lives on!
The controversial report of the demise of the Meaningful Use incentive program was greatly exaggerated.
March 4, 2016
CHAMPS: the pledge to reduce global childhood mortality
Almost 6 million children under the age of 5 die each year across the world. PHII is joining key partners to significantly reduce this number.
March 1, 2016
Podcast: exploring immunization information systems with Mary Beth Kurilo
IIS leader Mary Beth Kurilo joins the podcast to explain how state information systems keep the U.S. population healthy and vaccinated.
March 1, 2016
The Task Force vs. NCDs: Playing our part
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading causes of death globally, with mortality expected to increase by 15 percent by 2020.
February 18, 2016
Electronic health records, population health management and public health
In the midst of a culture change in American health care, information use, as opposed to information technology, lies at the center.
February 11, 2016
Podcast: Dave Ross on data sharing and informatics success stories
In the newest episode of “Inform Me, Informatics,” Dave Ross returns to chat about key topics in informatics and share success stories.
February 4, 2016
The business of building robust public health systems
Public health is generally not considered part of the conversation when discussing businesses.
January 25, 2016
Podcast: Dave Ross on his journey from rocket science to informatics
Today marks the release of the first ever episode of “Inform Me, Informatics,” PHII's podcast all about public health informatics.
December 23, 2015
PHII welcomes new CHAMPS CIO Tim Morris
Just in time for information-driven project CHAMPS to kick off in earnest, the new Chief Information Officer has come on board.
December 15, 2015
“Infor-what-ics?”: Communications challenges of an emerging field
Even within the field of public health, defining the concept of "informatics" and its value continues to be a difficult task.