STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 Upon completion of this component, the student will be able to:

 1. Distinguish (draw distinctions) among core functions and essential services of ‘public health’ and ‘clinical care’.

 2. Synthesize key reasons and current contextual factors for providers in clinical practice to improve public health services and practices using EHRs

 3. Apply health data definitions and standards, as well as privacy and confidentiality issues, in typical public health scenarios.

 4. Summarize the strategies, features, and systems needed for public health agencies to define and build the necessary connections to EHRs as identified by meaningful use legislation.

 5. Describe the roles and functions of existing public health data and health databases and networks

 6. Identify current needs and future directions for EHR biosurveillance, disaster-preparedness, and situational awareness in improving public health.

 7. Summarize/describe the main role, functions and applications of public health reporting, alerts and decision support systems.

 8. Summarize the role, functions and applications of public health IT for health promotion and chronic disease prevention

 9. Delineate the critical role of advocacy in adoption/use of EHRs and Consumer functions for PHRs to improve public health.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 Overview

 2. Contributing to public health through EHR use

 3. Privacy, Confidentiality and Security of Public Health Information

 4. Data Standards in Pubic Health IT

 5. Public health enabled electronic health records and Role of Public Health in health information exchange

 6. Epidemiological databases and registries

 7. Biosurveillance

 8. Situational awareness and disaster response

 9. Public health reporting, alerts and decision support

 10. The potential of public health IT for health promotion and chronic disease prevention

 11. Quality Reporting

 12. Encouraging adoption/use of population health functions for EHRs and consumer functions for PHRs