Public Health Interoperability Training Resource Catalog

Overview

In a world with overwhelming amounts of data, it can be challenging to manage it effectively. This is especially true with data spanning public health and health care.  

When electronic health records (EHRs) were first introduced in clinical settings, they made the transfer of patient information from providers to public health agencies more timely and efficient. This ability to share data more effectively created an opportunity for enhanced public health surveillance activities. More importantly, it contributed to improvements in the prevention, treatment, and control of disease within a community. 

However, before these benefits could be realized, public health experts required a better understanding of what it takes to become interoperable with clinical settings. To do this, they needed a high-level resource: a single-source, easily-accessible library of public health interoperability training resources.

Approach

Under Altarum’s guidance, a small group of volunteers, who are committed to elevating the knowledge and skills of those working to improve public health interoperability, came together to create the Public Health Interoperability Training Resource Catalog. Administered by Altarum, the catalog contains resources compiled and reviewed by these public health experts. This curated collection of training and education tools, presentations, and publications — developed by a range of organizations — covers a variety of interoperability topics, expanding knowledge among public health experts. Free and easily searchable, the catalog saves time and effort, putting interoperability and public health surveillance within reach for more agencies and providers.