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Statewide EHR Decisions are a Big Opportunity – When Local Public Health is Fully Supported
Statewide EHR Modernization Works Best When Local Public Health Has a Seat at the Table. The best approach is two systems, hospital and public health that share data.
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What is a Public Health EHR
Article answers the question, What is a public health EHR? A Public Health EHR (Electronic Health Record) is a designed to support public health agencies in managing patient and population-level data. Unlike traditional EHRs that document individual clinical encounters, Public Health EHRs emphasize population health, disease surveillance, regulatory reporting, and community-wide care coordination.
Standardized Language: Importance for EHRs and Public Health Documentation
The Omaha System provides a holistic, interdisciplinary structure that covers environmental, psychosocial, physiological and health-related behavior. For EHRs, standardized languages, like the Omaha System, improve data quality, interoperability, outcomes measurement and reporting.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Long-Term Health: Through a Public Health Lens, Part 2
Public health workers, especially with a strong EHR, can take actions to prevent, mitigate and measure Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) which have long-term negative health impacts.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Long-Term Health: Through a Public Health Lens, Part 1
Adverse Childhood Experiences impact long-term health. Documentation of ACEs screenings can help identify patterns and provide actionable insights.
Redefining Value — When an EHR Becomes a Public Health Improvement Tool
Part 4 in a 4 part series on how Webster County found Unexpected Wins with their Public Health EHR, Nightingale Notes.
Seeing the Whole Picture — Grant Management, Reporting, and Data Visibility in One System
Part 3 in a 4 part series on how Webster County found Unexpected Wins with their Public Health EHR, Nightingale Notes.
A Platform for Connection — How a Public Health EHR Strengthened Collaboration Across Departments
Part 2 in a 4 part series on how Webster County found Unexpected Wins with their Public Health EHR, Nightingale Notes.
Unexpected Wins – How the Right Public Health EHR Solves Challenges You Didn’t Plan For
Part 1 in a 4 part series on how Webster County Found Unexpected Solutions with their Public Health EHR, Nightingale Notes.
