On to Meaningful Use Stage 2: Refining Public Health Readiness Guidelines

Authors

  • Sanjeev Tandon Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Charlie Ishikawa International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), Boston, MA, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5140

Abstract

In the U.S., federal programs accelerating the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology are also encouraging greater standardization in the way governmental public health agencies (PHAs) establish surveillance data partnerships with healthcare providers and hospitals. Join this Round Table discussion to exchange lessons learned in implementing Meaningful Use and help to refine national guidelines that aid governmental public health agencies in forming data sharing partnerships through Meaningful Use requirements and incentives.

Author Biographies

Sanjeev Tandon, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States

Dr. Sanjeev Tandon works as a Health Scientist (Informatics) at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). He is the lead for the CDC Electronic Health Records (EHR) Meaningful Use and the Meaningful Use Public Health Technical Assistance Projects. He also leads the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Public Health Requirements Task Force, which is a collaboration of multiple public health partners, from across the nation, currently engaged in framing guidance for Public Health Agencies (PHAs), to help them with Stage 2 Meaningful Use implementation.

Charlie Ishikawa, International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), Boston, MA, United States

Mr. Charlie Ishikawa is the ISDS Associate Director of Public Health Programs. He directs and coordinates the Society's communities of practice, notably in the areas of Meaningful Use policy, standards, and implementation. Charlie is also a participant in the Stage 2 MU Public Health Reporting Requirements Task Force and participated in the development of the Task Force guidelines and recommendations. He is an experienced facilitator with ISDS and has moderated discussions regarding Meaningful Use during the 2011 and 2012 ISDS Annual Conferences.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Tandon, S., & Ishikawa, C. (2014). On to Meaningful Use Stage 2: Refining Public Health Readiness Guidelines. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5140

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Roundtables