QUESTION# 1 350words

Discussion: Public Health Informatics Competencies and Goals

Post Discussion: Public Health Informatics Competencies and Goals

This is a new era for public health program data analysis and reporting. The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) is dynamically growing and is able to abstract, warehouse and access more data than ever before. CDC programs such as BioSense (real-time) surveillance, and datawarehouse like WONDER, which allows ad hoc reporting for public health officials and others, and Epi-Info?? an open relational database and statistical analyses toolbeing used by field epidemiologists and public health professionals allow analysts to collect, code, and compile complex statistical reports into valuable information.

A Vision For ePublic Health & Informatics (NACCHO, 2012)

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· How has the Public Health Information Systems (PHIS) helped to shape the current practice of Public Health Informatics?

· How will Public Health Informatics continue to shape the future of private and public health reforms? Explain.

QUESTION #2 400words

Discussion: Quality Improvement in Public Health

Post Discussion: Quality Improvement in Public Health

Quality Improvement (QI, sometimes called continuous quality improvement [CQI]) in public health is defined as the use of a continuous and systematic improvement process to achieve measurable improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, performance, outcomes, and other indicators of quality in services or processes to improve the health of the community (Public Health Foundation, 2013).

Guiding principles of Quality Improvement include (Brassard & Ritter, 2007):

1) Develop a strong focus on customers;

2) Continually improve all processes;

3) Involve the employees;

4) Mobilize program data and knowledge of the team to improve decision making.

There are multiple websites that offer fantastic resources on Quality Improvement in Public Health. Browse through the links below:

· Public Health Foundation Quality Improvement: http://www.phf.org/focusareas/qualityimprovement/Pages/Quality_Improvement.aspx?Topic=Quality+Improvement

· Public Health Quality Improvement Exchange (this website features real-life examples from public health agencies): https://www.phqix.org/

· Minnesota Department of Health QI Resources and Tools:http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/qi/

· The recommended text for this course- The Public Health Memory Jogger II– is a fantastic pocket-guide resource for QI tools.

· After you’ve read through the links above, go the website below and use the dropdown on the upper left corner to read through some explanations and examples of specific QI tools: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/qi/toolbox/

For the Discussion Board post this week:

· Choose one QI tool that you’re not very familiar with, and post a brief explanation of the QI tool.

· Apply the QI tool to a process needing improvement either at work or home, or a hypothetical process. Explain why you chose this tool and how you’d use it to improve the process.

QUESTION #3

Assignment: Summative Evaluation Table

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Summative Evaluation Table Public Health Informatics Template

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