{"id":5821,"date":"2014-04-28T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthit.gov\/buzz-blog\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:42:51","slug":"improving-public-health-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/insights-updates\/improving-public-health-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Public Health through Health IT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-public-health-reporting\">About Public Health Reporting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve heard about disease outbreaks of flu, measles, and salmonella on the news. Have you ever wondered how disease outbreaks are detected and tracked? Local and state public health departments rely on information from health care providers. Traditionally, this information was reported by paper, phone, and fax. Health IT tools can provide a faster and more accurate way of moving critical information from providers to health departments where outbreaks are identified, tracked, and managed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 provides incentives for providers to adopt electronic health record (EHR) systems and to use those systems in meaningful ways. Some of those meaningful ways include public health reporting components like: lab results, immunizations, and number of cases of certain diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using health IT tools, electronic reporting of public health data replaces traditional paper-based and fax reporting. This faster, more efficient method allows public health departments to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nacchovoice.naccho.org\/2014\/03\/13\/electronic-laboratory-reporting-and-the-public-health-workforce\/\">better protect the community\u2019s health<\/a>. Public health departments use the collected data from providers to understand how much disease is in a community and to develop responses more quickly and efficiently. In 2005, only eight states could accept lab results electronically. Today, 48 states can receive labs electronically. Over 1,800 provider sites nationwide have updated their EHRs to electronically send immunization data to registries. Immunization registries help providers give the right vaccines at the right time. Since the beginning of HITECH, more and more primary care providers are choosing to report public health data like lab results and immunizations electronically (refer to Figure 1).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dbe003d8228&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dbe003d8228\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"502\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/PH-blog_Figure1.png?w=778\" alt=\"public health measures include immunization reporting, syndromic surveillance, and electronic lab reporting\" class=\"wp-image-5822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/PH-blog_Figure1.png 778w, https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/PH-blog_Figure1.png?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/PH-blog_Figure1.png?resize=768,496 768w, https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/PH-blog_Figure1.png?resize=232,150 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select image to view in full size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: public health measures include immunization reporting, syndromic surveillance, and electronic lab reporting<br><em>Graphic available online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.healthit.gov\/quickstats\/\">https:\/\/dashboard.healthit.gov\/quickstats\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conjunction with the Public Health Informatics Conference this week, the ONC is excited to release an <a href=\"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phissuebrief04-24-14.pdf\">issue brief\u00a0[PDF &#8211; 678kb] demonstrating how health IT tools improve public health reporting<\/a> to build healthier communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-forward\">Looking Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the ONC will continue to serve as the convener and central coordinator for critical health IT advancement and innovation in the nation. HITECH opened the door to align public health with the national health IT strategy. The ONC will continue to promote the use of health IT for the public health community to respond to outbreak challenges more efficiently and protect the health outcomes of Americans. The ONC welcomes and encourages the public health community\u2019s continued engagement in standards<b> <\/b>work and emerging initiatives for population health. Health IT tools are already helping move public health data faster and more accurately so health departments can plan their responses efficiently. The work being done today will provide more innovative and rapid ways to improve public health in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Public Health Reporting You\u2019ve heard about disease outbreaks of flu, measles, and salmonella on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_selected_menu":"","_show_breadcrumbs":"true","_blog_show_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"archived-category":[705],"featured":[],"topics":[408,439,425,441,440,414],"class_list":["post-5821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","archived-category-meaningful-use","topics-care-continuum","topics-historical-programs","topics-hit-policy","topics-hitech-programs","topics-meaningful-use-macra","topics-public-health"],"acf":{"blog_authors":[{"blog_author_profiles":"173362"},{"blog_author_profiles":"198626"}],"hp_news_hide":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.8.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Improving Public Health through Health IT - ONC Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you ever wondered how disease outbreaks are detected and tracked? 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