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  • decision support models for Public Health Informatics
    Johns Hopkins Apl Technical Digest, 2008
    Co-Authors: Zaruhi R Mnatsakanyan, Joseph S Lombardo
    Abstract:

    With an increasing concern over emerging infectious diseases, efficient and reliable Public Health monitoring is critical. The prototype models described in this article were built to aid Public Health officials in monitoring the Health of their communities by increasing situational awareness and reducing false-positive identification of disease outbreaks. This comprehensive capability is needed to bolster Public Health acceptance of biosurveillance systems by making the complex information environment more manageable and by achieving performance that is more robust. The models introduced in this article were built to recognize and differentiate influenza outbreaks from the other seasonal respiratory activities. The models were tested with historical data collected by the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) in the National Capital Region. Results show significant improvement in both the sensitivity and specificity of the detections compared with the ESSENCE algorithms.

  • bridging radiology and Public Health the emerging field of radiologic Public Health Informatics
    Journal of The American College of Radiology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Daniel J Mollura, John A Carrino, Diane L Matuszak, Zaruhi R Mnatsakanyan, John Eng, Protagoras N Cutchis, Steven M Babin, Carol Sniegoski, Joseph S Lombardo
    Abstract:

    Radiology and Public Health have an emerging opportunity to collaborate, in which radiology's vast supply of imaging data can be integrated into Public Health information systems for epidemiologic assessments and responses to population Health problems. Fueling the linkage of radiology and Public Health include (i) the transition from analog film to digital formats, enabling flexible use of radiologic data; (ii) radiology's role in imaging across nearly all medical and surgical subspecialties, which establishes a foundation for a consolidated and uniform database of images and reports for Public Health use; and (iii) the use of radiologic data to characterize disease patterns in a population occupying a geographic area at one time and to characterize disease progression over time via follow-up examinations. The backbone for this integration is through Informatics projects such as Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms and RadLex constructing terminology libraries and ontologies, as well as algorithms integrating data from the electronic Health record and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Structured Reporting. Radiology's role in Public Health is being tested in disease surveillance systems for outbreak detection and bioterrorism, such as the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics. Challenges for radiologic Public Health Informatics include refining the systems and user interfaces, adhering to privacy regulations, and strengthening collaborative relations among stakeholders, including radiologists and Public Health officials. Linking radiology with Public Health, radiologic Public Health Informatics is a promising avenue through which radiology can contribute to Public Health decision making and Health policy.

  • comprar disease surveillance a Public Health Informatics approach david buckeridge 9780470068120 wiley
    2007
    Co-Authors: David L Buckeridge, Joseph S Lombardo
    Abstract:

    Tienda online donde Comprar Disease Surveillance: A Public Health Informatics Approach al precio 103,19 € de David Buckeridge | Joseph S. Lombardo, tienda de Libros de Medicina, Libros de Epidemiologia, Salud Publica y Estadistica - Salud Publica

Brian E Dixon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • current approaches and trends in graduate Public Health Informatics education in the united states four case studies from the field
    Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2020
    Co-Authors: Diane G Schwartz, Scott Mcgrath, Karen A Monsen, Brian E Dixon
    Abstract:

    Background:Public Health Informatics (PHI) has taken on new importance in recent years as Health and well-being face a number of challenges, including environmental disasters, emerging infectious diseases, such as Zika, Ebola and SARS-CoV-2, the growing impact of the Influenza virus, the opioid epidemic, and social determinants of Health. Understanding the relationship between climate change and the Health of populations adds further complexity to global Health issues. Objectives: To describe four examples of curricula that exist in U.S. based graduate-level Public and population Health Informatics training programs. Methods: Biomedical Informatics educators are challenged to provide learners with relevant, interesting, and meaningful educational experiences in working with and learning from the many data sources that comprise the domain of PHI. Programs at four institutions were reviewed to examine common teaching practices that stimulate learners to explore the field of Public Health Informatics. Results: Four case studies represent a range of pedagogical approaches to meeting the requirements of three established accreditation/certification agencies relevant to PHI education. Despite their differences, each program achieved the established learning objectives along with a substantive record of student learning achievements. Conclusion: The overarching goal of empowering learners to serve an active and dynamic role in enhancing preventive measures, informing policy, improving personal Health behaviors, and clarifying issues such as quality, cost of care, and the social determinants of Health, are essential components of PHI education and training, and must receive additional consideration now and in the future by educators, policy makers, administrators, and government officials.

  • Public Health Informatics an introduction
    2020
    Co-Authors: J. A. Magnuson, Brian E Dixon
    Abstract:

    Public Health Informatics applies the theories and methods of computer and information science to support the work of Public Health organizations, which is to improve Health outcomes for populations and communities. Many Public Health challenges require the use of advanced computing and information systems. This chapter describes the background, principles, and current state of Public Health Informatics, Public Health, and Public Health information systems. Furthermore, the chapter discusses some current drivers of change in Public Health Informatics and information systems: Health care reform, precision Public Health, mHealth and uHealth, and Public Health 3.0.

  • Public Health Informatics in local and state Health agencies an update from the Public Health workforce interests and needs survey
    Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2019
    Co-Authors: Timothy D Mcfarlane, Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis, Joseph P Gibson
    Abstract:

    Objective To characterize Public Health Informatics (PHI) specialists and identify the Informatics needs of the Public Health workforce. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting US local and state Health agencies. Participants Employees from state Health agencies central office (SHA-COs) and local Health departments (LHDs) participating in the 2017 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS). We characterized and compared the job roles for self-reported PHI, "information technology specialist or information system manager" (IT/IS), "Public Health science" (PHS), and "clinical and laboratory" workers. Main outcome measure Descriptive statistics for demographics, income, education, Public Health experience, program area, job satisfaction, and workplace environment, as well as data and Informatics skills and needs. Results A total of 17 136 SHA-CO and 26 533 LHD employees participated in the survey. PHI specialist was self-reported as a job role among 1.1% and 0.3% of SHA-CO and LHD employees. The PHI segment most closely resembled PHS employees but had less Public Health experience and had lower salaries. Overall, fewer than one-third of PHI specialists reported working in an Informatics program area, often supporting epidemiology and surveillance, vital records, and communicable disease. Compared with PH WINS 2014, current PHI respondents' satisfaction with their job and workplace environment moved toward more neutral and negative responses, while the IT/IS, PHS, and clinical and laboratory subgroups shifted toward more positive responses. The PHI specialists were less likely than those in IT/IS, PHS, or clinical and laboratory roles to report gaps in needed data and Informatics skills. Conclusions The Informatics specialists' role continues to be rare in Public Health agencies, and those filling that role tend to have less Public Health experience and be less well compensated than staff in other technically focused positions. Significant data and Informatics skills gaps persist among the broader Public Health workforce.

  • Public Health Informatics
    2016
    Co-Authors: Saira N Haque, Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis
    Abstract:

    Public Health Informatics applies computer and information science methods to promote population Health and support the business of Public Health. Although computers have long been used to capture, manage and process information on population Health statistics, the field of Public Health Informatics is an emerging discipline that goes beyond numbers. Information systems that receive and send data to electronic Health records are increasingly implemented in governmental Public Health agencies in the U.S. as well as around the world. These systems support a number of core Public Health business processes, including surveillance, prevention, and community Health assessment. Like in clinical contexts, information systems are making Public Health business processes more efficient, which leads to better understanding of population Health status as well as the identification of emerging Health threats. This chapter defines the scope of Public Health Informatics and discusses how the emerging field complements and relates to clinical Informatics. Clinical informaticians will likely interact with Public Health agencies to establish information exchange for compliance with Public Health laws as well as a channel to receive knowledge relevant to the Health status and threats facing their populations and communities.

  • Public Health and Epidemiology Informatics: Recent Research and Trends in the United States
    Yearb Med Inform, 2015
    Co-Authors: Brian E Dixon, Hadi Kharrazi, H. P. Lehmann
    Abstract:

    Objectives: To survey advances in Public Health and epidemiology Informatics over the past three years. Methods: We conducted a review of English-language research works conducted in the domain of Public Health Informatics (PHI), and published in MEDLINE between January 2012 and December 2014, where information and communication technology (ICT) was a primary subject, or a main component of the study methodology. Selected articles were synthesized using a thematic analysis using the Essential Services of Public Health as a typology. Results: Based on themes that emerged, we organized the advances into a model where applications that support the Essential Services are, in turn, supported by a socio-technical infrastructure that relies on government policies and ethical principles. That infrastructure, in turn, depends upon education and training of the Public Health workforce, development that creates novel or adapts existing infrastructure, and research that evaluates the success of the infrastructure. Finally, the persistence and growth of infrastructure depends on financial sustainability. Conclusions: Public Health Informatics is a field that is growing in breadth, depth, and complexity. Several Essential Services have benefited from Informatics, notably, “Monitor Health,” “Diagnose & Investigate,” and “Evaluate.” Yet many Essential Services still have not yet benefited from advances such as maturing electronic Health record systems, interoperability amongst Health information systems, analytics for population Health management, use of social media among consumers, and educational certification in clinical Informatics. There is much work to be done to further advance the science of PHI as well as its impact on Public Health practice.

Daniel J Mollura - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • bridging radiology and Public Health the emerging field of radiologic Public Health Informatics
    Journal of The American College of Radiology, 2008
    Co-Authors: Daniel J Mollura, John A Carrino, Diane L Matuszak, Zaruhi R Mnatsakanyan, John Eng, Protagoras N Cutchis, Steven M Babin, Carol Sniegoski, Joseph S Lombardo
    Abstract:

    Radiology and Public Health have an emerging opportunity to collaborate, in which radiology's vast supply of imaging data can be integrated into Public Health information systems for epidemiologic assessments and responses to population Health problems. Fueling the linkage of radiology and Public Health include (i) the transition from analog film to digital formats, enabling flexible use of radiologic data; (ii) radiology's role in imaging across nearly all medical and surgical subspecialties, which establishes a foundation for a consolidated and uniform database of images and reports for Public Health use; and (iii) the use of radiologic data to characterize disease patterns in a population occupying a geographic area at one time and to characterize disease progression over time via follow-up examinations. The backbone for this integration is through Informatics projects such as Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms and RadLex constructing terminology libraries and ontologies, as well as algorithms integrating data from the electronic Health record and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Structured Reporting. Radiology's role in Public Health is being tested in disease surveillance systems for outbreak detection and bioterrorism, such as the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics. Challenges for radiologic Public Health Informatics include refining the systems and user interfaces, adhering to privacy regulations, and strengthening collaborative relations among stakeholders, including radiologists and Public Health officials. Linking radiology with Public Health, radiologic Public Health Informatics is a promising avenue through which radiology can contribute to Public Health decision making and Health policy.

Gunther Eysenbach - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • infodemiology and infoveillance framework for an emerging set of Public Health Informatics methods to analyze search communication and Publication behavior on the internet
    Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Gunther Eysenbach
    Abstract:

    Infodemiology can be defined as the science of distribution and determinants of information in an electronic medium, specifically the Internet, or in a population, with the ultimate aim to inform Public Health and Public policy. Infodemiology data can be collected and analyzed in near real time. Examples for infodemiology applications include: the analysis of queries from Internet search engines to predict disease outbreaks (eg. influenza); monitoring peoples' status updates on microblogs such as Twitter for syndromic surveillance; detecting and quantifying disparities in Health information availability; identifying and monitoring of Public Health relevant Publications on the Internet (eg. anti-vaccination sites, but also news articles or expert-curated outbreak reports); automated tools to measure information diffusion and knowledge translation, and tracking the effectiveness of Health marketing campaigns. Moreover, analyzing how people search and navigate the Internet for Health-related information, as well as how they communicate and share this information, can provide valuable insights into Health-related behavior of populations. Seven years after the infodemiology concept was first introduced, this paper revisits the emerging fields of infodemiology and infoveillance and proposes an expanded framework, introducing some basic metrics such as information prevalence, concept occurrence ratios, and information incidence. The framework distinguishes supply-based applications (analyzing what is being published on the Internet, eg. on Web sites, newsgroups, blogs, microblogs and social media) from demand-based methods (search and navigation behavior), and further distinguishes passive from active infoveillance methods. Infodemiology metrics follow population Health relevant events or predict them. Thus, these metrics and methods are potentially useful for Public Health practice and research, and should be further developed and standardized. [J Med Internet Res 2009;11(1):e11]

  • infodemiology and infoveillance framework for an emerging set of Public Health Informatics methods to analyze search communication and Publication behavior on the internet
    Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Gunther Eysenbach
    Abstract:

    Infodemiology can be defined as the science of distribution and determinants of information in an electronic medium, specifically the Internet, or in a population, with the ultimate aim to inform Public Health and Public policy. Infodemiology data can be collected and analyzed in near real time. Examples for infodemiology applications include: the analysis of queries from Internet search engines to predict disease outbreaks (eg. influenza); monitoring peoples' status updates on microblogs such as Twitter for syndromic surveillance; detecting and quantifying disparities in Health information availability; identifying and monitoring of Public Health relevant Publications on the Internet (eg. anti-vaccination sites, but also news articles or expert-curated outbreak reports); automated tools to measure information diffusion and knowledge translation, and tracking the effectiveness of Health marketing campaigns. Moreover, analyzing how people search and navigate the Internet for Health-related information, as well as how they communicate and share this information, can provide valuable insights into Health-related behavior of populations. Seven years after the infodemiology concept was first introduced, this paper revisits the emerging fields of infodemiology and infoveillance and proposes an expanded framework, introducing some basic metrics such as information prevalence, concept occurrence ratios, and information incidence. The framework distinguishes supply-based applications (analyzing what is being published on the Internet, eg. on Web sites, newsgroups, blogs, microblogs and social media) from demand-based methods (search and navigation behavior), and further distinguishes passive from active infoveillance methods. Infodemiology metrics follow population Health relevant events or predict them. Thus, these metrics and methods are potentially useful for Public Health practice and research, and should be further developed and standardized.

Shaun J Grannis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Public Health Informatics in local and state Health agencies an update from the Public Health workforce interests and needs survey
    Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2019
    Co-Authors: Timothy D Mcfarlane, Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis, Joseph P Gibson
    Abstract:

    Objective To characterize Public Health Informatics (PHI) specialists and identify the Informatics needs of the Public Health workforce. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting US local and state Health agencies. Participants Employees from state Health agencies central office (SHA-COs) and local Health departments (LHDs) participating in the 2017 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS). We characterized and compared the job roles for self-reported PHI, "information technology specialist or information system manager" (IT/IS), "Public Health science" (PHS), and "clinical and laboratory" workers. Main outcome measure Descriptive statistics for demographics, income, education, Public Health experience, program area, job satisfaction, and workplace environment, as well as data and Informatics skills and needs. Results A total of 17 136 SHA-CO and 26 533 LHD employees participated in the survey. PHI specialist was self-reported as a job role among 1.1% and 0.3% of SHA-CO and LHD employees. The PHI segment most closely resembled PHS employees but had less Public Health experience and had lower salaries. Overall, fewer than one-third of PHI specialists reported working in an Informatics program area, often supporting epidemiology and surveillance, vital records, and communicable disease. Compared with PH WINS 2014, current PHI respondents' satisfaction with their job and workplace environment moved toward more neutral and negative responses, while the IT/IS, PHS, and clinical and laboratory subgroups shifted toward more positive responses. The PHI specialists were less likely than those in IT/IS, PHS, or clinical and laboratory roles to report gaps in needed data and Informatics skills. Conclusions The Informatics specialists' role continues to be rare in Public Health agencies, and those filling that role tend to have less Public Health experience and be less well compensated than staff in other technically focused positions. Significant data and Informatics skills gaps persist among the broader Public Health workforce.

  • Public Health Informatics
    2016
    Co-Authors: Saira N Haque, Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis
    Abstract:

    Public Health Informatics applies computer and information science methods to promote population Health and support the business of Public Health. Although computers have long been used to capture, manage and process information on population Health statistics, the field of Public Health Informatics is an emerging discipline that goes beyond numbers. Information systems that receive and send data to electronic Health records are increasingly implemented in governmental Public Health agencies in the U.S. as well as around the world. These systems support a number of core Public Health business processes, including surveillance, prevention, and community Health assessment. Like in clinical contexts, information systems are making Public Health business processes more efficient, which leads to better understanding of population Health status as well as the identification of emerging Health threats. This chapter defines the scope of Public Health Informatics and discusses how the emerging field complements and relates to clinical Informatics. Clinical informaticians will likely interact with Public Health agencies to establish information exchange for compliance with Public Health laws as well as a channel to receive knowledge relevant to the Health status and threats facing their populations and communities.

  • Public Health Informatics infrastructure
    2014
    Co-Authors: Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis
    Abstract:

    To monitor and protect communities, societies create Public Health infrastructures. A capable, prepared Public Health infrastructure possesses a skilled Public Health workforce, robust information and communications technologies (ICT), and effective organizations. Yet there are numerous challenges facing Public Health agencies that seek to update and evolve the Public Health infrastructure, including budget constraints, rapidly changing ICT, and increased demands on Public Health workers. To meet the challenges facing Public Health, organizations must implement a technical architecture that enables integration across information siloes in Public Health. Organizations must also redesign work processes and system interfaces to support changing work patterns in Public Health. Finally, Public Health informaticians must emerge as leaders who can build and support the evolving Public Health infrastructure. This chapter defines the Public Health infrastructure, the challenges facing its implementation, and the core components that will help drive Public Health organizations to meet current and future information needs.

  • why what data are necessary for this project and other basic questions are important to address in Public Health Informatics practice and research
    Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Brian E Dixon, Shaun J Grannis
    Abstract:

    Despite the likelihood of poor quality data flowing from clinical information systems to Public Health information systems, current policies and practices are pushing for the adoption and use of even greater numbers of electronic data feeds. However, using poor data can lead to poor decision-making outcomes in Public Health. Therefore Public Health Informatics professionals need to assess, and periodically re-evaluate, the quality of electronic data and their sources. Unfortunately there is currently a paucity of tools and strategies in use across Public Health agencies. Our Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics is working to develop and disseminate tools and strategies for supporting on-going assessment of data quality and solutions for overcoming data quality challenges. In this article, we outline the need for better data quality assessment and our approach to the development of new tools and strategies. In other words, Public Health Informatics professionals need to ask questions about the electronic data received by Public Health agencies, and we hope to create tools and strategies to help informaticians ask questions that will lead to improved population Health outcomes.