Catalog

This set of documents covers some computer science basics that for the foundation of interoperability including networks, transport protocols and other fundamental topics.

This guide provides an interactive learning opportunity to address the challenges faced by data modernization teams in implementing data governance. While originally developed for data modernization teams, the principles and tools in this guide can be applied more broadly to data governance projects throughout public health.

Describes some of the key principles related to information governance at public health agencies.

Surveillance modernization efforts emphasize the potential use of electronic health record (EHR) data to inform public health surveillance and prevention. However, EHR data streams vary widely in their completeness, accuracy, and representativeness. This publication describes a validation process developed by the Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) pilot project to identify and resolve data quality issues that could affect chronic disease prevalence estimates.