The Public Health Community of Practice provides participants with a national convening to share information, learning, and best practices at the intersection of public health and health data interoperability.
The Sequoia Project’s Interoperability Matters Public Health Community of Practice developed the Public Health Interoperability Policy Roadmap. In recognition of National Public Health Week, the workgroup hosted a free public webinar that covered the details and importance of this policy roadmap and was led by the workgroup lead and co-chairs.
The Sequoia Project’s Interoperability Matters Public Health Community of Practice is excited to share the final Public Health Interoperability Policy Roadmap. This white paper outlines policy challenges, impacts, and a proposed Roadmap to enabling more effective and equitable public health strategies.
The Public Health Community of Practice provides participants with a national convening to share information, learning, and best practices at the intersection of public health and health data interoperability.
Download the PDF White Paper to review The Sequoia Project’s Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup’s complete Pandemic Response Insights and Recommendations. The PDF contains the SWOT Analysis, as well as the complete recommendation breakdowns.
Key concepts and items to consider to improve disaster response utilizing technology innovations and best practices across states, HIEs, HINs and partners.
Create a Community of Practice where Public Health, Medicaid and other state agencies/entities, etc and federal partners can discuss innovations and blockers to those innovations.
Texas e-Health Alliance
Washington State Dept of Health
Initial membership includes states, federal partners, HIEs and others:
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
California Emergency Medical Services Authority
California Medical Assistance Team
eHealth Exchange
Epic
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Dept of Health
Foothold Technology
HCA Healthcare
Health Tech Solutions
HIMSS
Los Angeles County Dept of Health
North Carolina Health and Human Services
New York City Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
Oracle Health
Texas e-Health Alliance
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Virginia Health Information
Washington State Public Health
Washington State Public Health
To expand the scope of the work, it is necessary to expand the scope of the membership to others, in particular, to other states who are frequently engaged in disaster response.
In 2018, The Sequoia Project was a steward for the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies (PULSE), a program that was conceived by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and launched the PULSE Advisory Council. In 2021, The PULSE Advisory Council transformed into the Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup.
Learn more about the history of PULSE and the work of the PULSE Advisory Council that led to the formation of the EPIW here.
Interoperability Matters a public-private cooperative solving discrete health information exchange challenges through a variety of workgroups and initiatives. Learn More
Workgroup organized to assist understanding the barriers consumers face in accessing health information.
Workgroup organized to help propose and develop strategies to meet consumer healthcare needs.
Workgroup that targets improvements necessary to enable semantic interoperability of health information.
Workgroup focused on the on-the-ground approaches to facilitate information sharing.
Workgroup Inactive Workgroup that explores and recommends methods to improve interoperability amongst payers.
Workgroup that is committed to improving pharmacy interoperability.
Workgroup focused on supporting proper information exchange that protects consumers privacy.
Community of Practice focused on providing participants with best practices at the intersection of public health.
Committee is focused on facilitating and prioritizing the work of the Interoperability Matters Workgroups.
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TEFCA™, outlines a common set of principles, terms, and conditions to support the development of a Common Agreement that helps enable the nationwide exchange of electronic health information (EHI) across disparate health information networks (HINs).
Discover how The Sequoia Project’s Advisory Services can support your organization with tailored projects and provide expert guidance on interoperability initiatives.
Bring The Sequoia Project experts to your organization to deliver education on interoperability and Health IT, tailored to your team’s needs and goals.
Engage The Sequoia Project team to support interoperability and health IT testing initiatives.
Learn how the Data Usability Taking Root Movement is advancing healthcare interoperability by improving the quality, consistency, and usability of shared health data across the industry.
The Sequoia Project is convening privacy & consent advocates in recognition of various initiatives underway to ensure health data is exchanged with proper patient consent.
Role-based education that helps healthcare organizations understand and comply with the Information Blocking Rule established under the 21st Century Cures Act.
The Sequoia Project offers a variety of opportunities for you to promote and highlight your organization throughout the year with sponsorships. From programs to our yearly annual meeting, there are a variety of sponsorship opportunities to choose from.
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Contact us to learn more about health data interoperability, membership, initiatives, and how to get involved.
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