Applied Informatics Team Training 2019

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Please note that there are questions about the reading in the required pre-work. There is no survey this week (! :)) Instead we will have opportunities for you to share your groups' responses to the questions DURING the webinar. 

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Bonny Lewis Van, J Michael Consulting
Webinar 3
Delivery Date: April 9, 2019. 14:00
 
Descriptive Webinar Title: New and Emerging Informatics Applications
 
Overview: Evaluation of past and current public health events informs our approach to future crises, allowing for a more responsive public health informatics infrastructure and more effective tools. In this session we will focus on current topics in public health and the ongoing informatics development approaches to those crises. Use Cases: Drug overdose and opioid surveillance, emergency preparedness, and outbreak response.
 
Learning Objectives: At the end of this webinar the participants will be able to: 

1.      describe novel informatics approaches to improving public health surveillance
2.      propose informatics approaches to opioid crisis response applying basic knowledge of informatics project management and SDLC 


Participant Pre-work, with time estimates and requirements:
 
Required Time estimate to read the article is 15 minutes

1.      Read about Geisinger Healthcare System’s Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Prescription Opioid Abuse. Geisinger’s Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Prescription Opioid Abuse. https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-health-management/article/13030146/geisingers-datadriven-approach-to-reducing-prescription-opioid-abuse  The key concept to learn from this is the importance of single, positive identity across multiple systems. 
a.      Please spend some time in your team gathering information on how client/patient identity is managed across your organization’s systems. Do you have a master patient index? How are record duplications managed? Are your organization’s systems tied in to any external systems that trade patient identity information?  Please document your group’s responses and be prepared to share them during the webinar when prompted.