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The Public Health Data Standards Consortium aims to organize public health and research communities to educate and advocate for data standards, ensuring continued access to vital health information. The Consortium's priority items include inventory of data elements, user-friendly data dictionary, and representation on data content committees. Members collaborate to identify high priority data needs and improve participation in standards development organizations. Key communication channels include a website, listserv, and scheduled meetings.
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The Public Health Data Standards Consortium By Hetty Khan Health Informatics Specialist CDC/NCHS
Background of Consortium • Resulted from workshop held on November 2-3, 1998 • Sponsored by NCHS/CDC in conjunction with AHCPR and NCVHS • Attended by 85 organizational representatives
Consensus Recommendation • Organize Public Health and Health Services Research representation on standards development bodies • Educate public health and research communities about data standards issues • Participate in efforts to assure continued access to information
Consensus Recommendation • Convene organizations around data standards issues • Identify high priority data needs • Seek formal representation on data content committees
Consortium members • Participants include: • NCHS/CDC, AHCPR, HCFA, NCVHS • NAHDO, NAPHSIS, CSTE, ASTHO, AHSR • Other organizations to include: • NACCHO, AMCHP, ASTPHLD, State Medicaid Directors, Cancer registries, mental health and substance abuse
Priority Items • Inventory of Public Health data elements • User-friendly data dictionary • Identify high priority data needs • Seek representation on data content committees • Increase representation at standards development organizations
Inventory • Inventory of current content requirements for state hospital discharge databases and other encounter databases • NAHDO project with AHCPR • NAHDO to : • Design simple Information Model of data elements • Identify variations in definitions of data elements • Identify additional high priority data needs
Data Dictionary • User-friendly data dictionary: • to communicate the content of standard claims transactions to non-technical audience • to map data elements from NAHDO’s Information Model to the standards • not to duplicate efforts already accomplished e.g HL7, X12, Metadata registry efforts
Representation • Increase participation in HL7 and X 12 • organizational memberships • Representatives to NUBC and NUCC • Federal and state representative on each content committee • NUCC, May, 1999 (Denise Koo; Walter Suarez) • NUBC, August, 1999 (Marjorie Greenberg; Bob Davis)
Communication • Web site: http://www.lewin.com/hipaa • workshop documents • meeting minutes • Listserv: PH-CONSORTIUM-L
Planned Consortium meeting • Consortium steering committee meeting, March 2000 • New organizational invitees • Organizational structure • Workplan