Using STD electronic medical record data to drive public health program decisions in New York City

We need to keep in mind possibilities related to implementation of technology for use in patient medical records. Electronic medical records makes information much more readily available. This information can then be used to facilitate improvements or decision-making. For instance, in New York there is a network of public health clinics that uses electronic patient records to aggregate specific data that assist in determining public policy (Paneth-Pollak, et al., 2010).

Reference:
Paneth-Pollak, R. Schillinger, J., Borrelli, J., Handel, S., Pathela, P., & Blank, S. (2010). Using STD electronic medical record data to drive public health program decisions in New York City. American Journal of Public Health, 100 (4).


Pamela

New Semester

I love each new semester. There is so much I can learn, so much that can be shared.

There are new trends in electronic information as precipitated by the U.S. federal government. If we are to keep positively forewarned of changes in our environment we need to pay attention to what is developing, both technologically and regulatory.

Goodman, K. W. (2010), Ethics, information technology, and public health: New challenges for the clinician-patient relationship. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 38: 58–63. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00466.x

What do you think about this and how it is affecting the American public?