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All Blogs, Director's Blog - June 25, 2014 Bill Brand recognized for…
Bill Brand recognized for leadership in e-health
It is with great pleasure and pride that I congratulate my longtime friend and colleague Bill Brand on his recent award from the Commissioner of Health in Minnesota.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - June 16, 2014 Lending a hand to…
Lending a hand to IIS managers, the unsung heroes of immunization records
The CDC, recognizing the need for further support and enrichment for IIS managers across the country, reached out to PHII with the request that we design a training program for newer hires.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - June 6, 2014 Thoughts from my Keeneland…
Thoughts from my Keeneland Conference keynote
Recently, I presented the keynote address at the 2014 Keeneland Conference, which this year had the theme, “building the evidence base for public health practice and policy."
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - April 23, 2014 Adventures with InVenture:…
Adventures with InVenture: PHII’s intern takes on sanitation design
PHII is delighted to congratulate our intern, Jasmine Burton, on her recent success in the InVenture Prize Competition.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - March 27, 2014 The AIDS-free generation: PHII’s…
The AIDS-free generation: PHII’s role in Obama’s HIV/AIDS global health policy
A recent report from the CSIS Global Health Policy Center does an excellent job of summarizing President Obama’s global health policy, particularly around HIV/AIDS.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - March 18, 2014 Taking the World AIDS…
Taking the World AIDS Day challenge: on the ground in Mozambique
In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced one theme for all World AIDS Days through 2015: “Getting to zero."
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - March 6, 2014 Field photo roundup…
Field photo roundup
PHII works on projects domestically and around the world, from Minnesota to Botswana. Our staff is tasked with building information capacity to improve global health outcomes in these areas.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - March 5, 2014 The power of partnership:…
The power of partnership: public health rises to the meaningful use 3 challenge
Last week, the Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Workgroup made a decision that immediately caused a stir in the public health community.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - February 10, 2014 Private health care finds…
Private health care finds population health
As the ACA is implemented, the American health care system is moving from its previous fee-for-service model to one that is more of a value-based purchasing model.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - January 7, 2014 Celebrating the life…
Celebrating the life and work of Bill Watson
The Public Health Informatics Institute mourns the recent passing of Bill Watson, friend, leader and titan of innovation in public health.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - December 2, 2013 Clean Sweeps in the…
Clean Sweeps in the Rust Belt: Buffalo, NY Uses Big Data to Improve Neighborhoods
In Buffalo, NY, city departments are working together as part of the Operation Clean Sweep program to improve the most challenged neighborhoods.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - November 21, 2013 “Struck by Orca”: An…
“Struck by Orca”: An Illustrated Guide to ICD-10
A new illustrated book pokes fun at bizarre ICD-10 codes like “Z62.891 Sibling rivalry” and “W56.22xA Struck by orca, initial encounter.”
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - November 14, 2013 Empowering Public Health: The…
Empowering Public Health: The Creation and Adoption of Standards
PHII recently provided recommendations on public health standards to the National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics at their request.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - October 20, 2013 Moving Towards an Enterprise…
Moving Towards an Enterprise Approach to Public Health
With the advent of large scale automation in the personal health care sector, public health has the opportunity to move from narrowly-viewed surveillance systems to an enterprise view.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - October 7, 2013 Embracing Wikipedia to Improve…
Embracing Wikipedia to Improve Population Health
In a recent interview from The Atlantic, one medical school professor said writing off Wikipedia entirely is a missed opportunity for the health care community.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - September 4, 2013 Moving into Evidence-Based Practice…
Moving into Evidence-Based Practice
Two public health programs recently combined into a new single operational center funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - September 2, 2013 Getting Back to Our…
Getting Back to Our Roots: The Rise of Local Health Depts in the US
In 1911, a typhoid epidemic sparked a series of events that led to the beginnings of the modern local public health system.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - August 13, 2013 The Informatics Academy: An…
The Informatics Academy: An Integrated Professional Education Approach
Last week, an online course from the Informatics Academy introduced 60 public health professionals to the IT Lifecycle.
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - July 22, 2013 NYC Macroscope: Using EHRs…
NYC Macroscope: Using EHRs to Monitor Population Health
New York City is developing a population health surveillance system that uses EHRs to track chronic conditions managed by primary care practices.
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