Nedra GarrettDirector, Division of Informatics Practice, Policy, and

Coordination (DIPPC)

PHIN Partner CallApril 20, 2011

Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Strategic Plan

Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office

Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

PHIN Strategic Planning

Addresses the new opportunities and past challenges, the PHIN program has updated its vision, mission, and goals.

Consists of shared policies, standards, practices and services that enhance public health information exchange (PHIE)

Ensures that PHIN is harmonized with the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN)

Public Health Information Exchange (PHIE)

Information exchange between health care & public health

Information exchange between public health entities (including non-healthcare information, like environmental, surveys, etc.)

Interoperability between public health information systems

Public Health Information Supply Chain

Updated Vision & Mission

Vision: An integrated healthcare and public health system using information effectively to advance population health and well being.

Mission: To establish and support shared policies, standards, practices and services that facilitate efficient public health information access, exchange, and use, and collaboration among public health agencies and with their clinical and other partners.

Updated Strategic Goals

1. Provide leadership in the selection and implementation of shared policies, standards, practices, and services for nationwide public health information exchange.

2. Define, advocate for, and support public health needs and roles in national health information technology and exchange initiatives.

3. Perform key public health information exchange and standards management roles.

PHIN and NwHIN

Some PHIN

may not need to

be NwHIN

PHIN Goal 1: Provide leadership in the selection and

implementation of shared policies, standards,

practices, and services for nationwide public health

information exchange

Objective 1: Develop a PHIN decision-making and policy framework that supports public health information exchange and information security

Objective 2: Align PHIN standards and initiatives with national health IT initiatives

Objective 3: Support a public health Standardization and Interoperability Framework leveraging models established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Objective 4: Promote and enable PHIN participation

PHIN Goal 2: Define, advocate for, and support public health needs and roles in national

health information technology and exchange initiatives

Objective 1: Facilitate public health participation in national health IT and exchange policy, standards, and implementation processes

Objective 2: Develop and monitor metrics of participation in national public health information exchange

PHIN Goal 3: Perform key public health information exchange and standards

management roles

Objective 1: Operate and improve vocabulary, messaging, and brokering infrastructure

Objective 2: Provision key public health data sets, including data sets of national importance

Objective 3: Provide technology to support collaboration of public health information exchange

Strategic Planning Next Steps

Gather stakeholder input Define a PHIN governance model Understand the intersection of PHIN and

EHR-Meaningful Use Align with NwHIN initiatives (e.g.,

Standards & Interoperability Framework) Align with the JPHIT Consensus Framework

A Possible Governance Model

FACAs and other Harmonized Governance Structures

PHIN Governance

JPHIT?

CDC and other Federal PH agenciesHealth care,

Vendors,Other

stakeholders

Request for Feedback

A draft copy of the strategic plan can be found on the PHIN website: www.cdc.gov/phin (under PHIN Spotlight)

Please send any comments to the PHIN Helpdesk: PHINTech@cdc.gov

All feedback is due April 30, 2011

For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333Telephone, 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: www.cdc.gov

Q & A

Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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