Public Health Information Technology
Strengthening Public Health IT Infrastructure
How do we connect siloed data and equip public health partners to act on it?
Public health agencies generate more data than ever, but too often that data remains fragmented across systems, delaying reporting and limiting its value for decision-making.
For more than two decades, Altarum has helped state and federal public health partners modernize data exchange and interoperability, strengthening both IT infrastructure and workforce capacity.
We work with partners to identify gaps in existing systems and implement practical solutions. For instance, Altarum has helped Washington, Colorado, North Dakota, Michigan, and Wisconsin implement HL7 FHIR-based vital records exchange across 57 jurisdictions. The result: faster reporting, better-informed decisions, and stronger public health responses.
Our software engineers, data scientists, and public health analysts have expertise in data modernization, disease surveillance systems and registries, public health interoperability, custom public health IT development, and applied AI for public health data.
Across all our work, we advance health missions by helping partners act on the data they generate so they can better protect the communities they serve.
Explore our work below:
Our Public Health IT Expertise in Practice
Improving Newborn Screening Through Interoperability
Altarum provides technical assistance to states to advance connectivity between state public health newborn screening programs and health care providers.
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Enhancing Cancer Surveillance Efforts by Validating Cancer Data Quality
Altarum is improving the speed and accuracy of cancer data submission to enable scientists and public health officials across Michigan to have efficient and prompt access high-quality data.
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Public Health Interoperability Training Resource Catalog
Together with a group of committed volunteers, Altarum administers a single-source, easily-accessible library of public health interoperability training resources.
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Michigan Syndromic Surveillance System (MSSS)
Syndromic surveillance detects unusual or sudden increases in patients reporting symptoms that could signal public health threats—providing states with an early warning before diagnoses are available.
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Building a Better Health Data Security Risk Assessment Tool
We work with HHS to develop a more robust and user-friendly tool to help small practices comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.
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