This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an analysis of Medicaid claims data..
Sustaining DMI: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance A primer for states: leveraging Medicaid to design and execute a sustainable DMI. This primer describes how to leverage Medicaid to design and execute a sustainable data modernization initiative (DMI). It provides guidance, resources, and practical tools for effective management, strategic planning, and skill development to strengthen sustainability planning. Get the Report (PDF) website yes
Two reports explore opportunities for improved public health action through immunization data sharing with health information exchanges, in addition to the broader legal landscape of public health data.
While COVID-19 has shown some of the best attributes of the U.S. public health system, it has exposed the weaknesses of our data systems—wrought by chronic underfunding and further exacerbated by siloed, categorical funding and planning. Yet, even with our pandemic weariness and persistent, systemic inequities, this historic event has revealed resiliency across the country. It has also yielded new innovations, along with promising practices and partnerships in how we leverage technology and data to better respond and mitigate public health threats. To build further momentum and support the ongoing modernization efforts of our partners, ASTHO is hosting its first-ever TechXpo.
CDC-funded program will accelerate data exchange between healthcare and public health to drive timely, data-informed public health action
New platform will provide forum for data exchange, analysis, and visualization to support public health work