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Electronic health records : a state health department perspectiveElectronic health records : a transformative change for public healthElectronic health records : the view from the trenchesHealth information exchanges at a multi-facility health care companyHealth IT and public health : opportunities, realities, and a proposed approachImplementing health information exchange and electronic health recordsPublic health and meaningful use of electronic health records : opportunities, realities, and a proposed approach
Personal Author:
Davies, Jac J. ; Foldy, Seth ; Joiner, Shane ; Lamberts, Robert ; Mostashari, Farzad ; ... More +
Davies, Jac J. ; Foldy, Seth ; Joiner, Shane ; Lamberts, Robert ; Mostashari, Farzad ; Popovic, Tanya ; Zimmerman, Amy Less -
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of the Associate Director for Communication. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services., Public Health Informatics & Technology Program Office.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of the Associate Director for Communication. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services., Public Health Informatics & Technology Program Office. Less -
Description:
Electronic health records (EHRs) allow for the systematic collection and management of patient health information in a form that can be shared across multiple health care settings. By providing easier access to patients' medical records, EHRs can help improve healthcare quality, efficiency and safety. These systems can also promote use of preventive services, improve public health surveillance, and support research to improve population health. But despite these advantages, the expense of system implementation has slowed EHR adoption rates. With U.S. health care expenditures exceeding $2.5 trillion yearly (17% of our GDP), such investments must provide cost-effective support for better health at the individual and population levels. Fortunately, there is substantial evidence to show that while initial costs remain a concern, converting from paper records to EHR systems will ultimately reduce health care expenses across the board. Research indicates that Medicare and private payers would receive tens of billions of dollars in cost savings each year. To further encourage EHR adoption, the federal government has introduced a plan to provide $44.7 billion during 2010-2019 for an EHR incentive program to supplement the implementation process for many health care providers. This session of Public Health Grand Rounds will explore the advantages of EHR implementation with particular attention to public and population health while addressing concerns of cost, patient confidentiality, and other challenges.
Content Notes:
Title from title screen (July 21, 2011).

Streaming video (58 min. : sd., col.).

Presented by: Seth Foldy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Director, Public Health Informatics & Technology Program Office, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, CDC [Presentation - Electronic health records : a transformative change for public health]; Robert Lamberts, MD, Evans Medical Group, Evans, GA (2003 HIMSS Award for excellence in use of computers in primary care) [Presentation - Electronic health records : the view from the trenches]; Jac J. Davies, MS, MPH, Director, Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, WA [Presentation - Health information exchanges at a multi-facility health care company]; Amy Zimmerman, MPH, State Health Information Technology Coordinator, Health & Human Services, Rhode Island [Presentation - Electronic health records : a state health department perspective]; Farzad Mostashari, MD, SCM, Director, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Health and Human Services, Washington, DC [Presentation - Health IT and public health : opportunities, realities, and a proposed approach].

Facilitated by: Dr. Tanja Popovic, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds; Shane Joiner, Communication Manager, Public Health Grand Rounds.

Recorded Thursday, July 21, 2011.

Mode of access: World Wide Web as streaming video (211MB, total time: 58:19) and as an Acrobat .pdf file (6.83 MB, 68 p.) containing PowerPoint slides for the speakers' talks.

Open-captioned.


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Electronic Health Records
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Public health grand rounds ; 2011 July 21
Document Type:
Presentation
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Lectures ; Webcasts
Lectures ; Webcasts Less -
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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urn:sha256:3dad180e25f7eefa5ada2aff1b981758424dd36bb948dac07b49638acf276d03
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5969/cdc_5969_DS1.pdf
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