Medical Xpress June 8, 2023
The pandemic has placed a spotlight on public health—its workforce, infrastructure and underlying information systems designed to collect, analyze and manage public health data.
Informatics, health information technology and public health experts from across the nation convened at an American College of Medical Informatics symposium and concluded that how information is received and shared by public health agencies is overdue for “a strategically designed, technology-enabled, information infrastructure for delivering day-to-day essential public health services and to respond effectively to public health emergencies.”
Their report explores the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats presented by public health information systems.
Among the nine strengths was the yeoman service performed by public health workers and officials who worked with the systems during the pandemic....
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