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Informatics Office
The Informatics Office manages
a series of programs that automate and standardize the reporting of
communicable diseases in Washington State.
These projects make the reporting and investigation of disease
faster, simpler and more reliable. They also assure the
consistent and secure exchange of information during a public health
emergency.
Informatics Office projects typically involve collaboration with
other offices of the EHSPHL Division and throughout the Department
of Health. Their development entails the active participation
of users throughout the State of Washington and the U.S..
Informatics Office projects and programs improve the public health system in Washington by
automating public health information, providing accurate and timely
access to public health data, and supporting a secure 24/7
pipeline for urgent communications during public health emergencies.
Typical of Informatics Office activities are:
Projects in Development:
- CHAT (Community Health Assessment Tool): An
online tool for the public health workforce and local health
jurisdictions to access, analyze and display data to fulfill the
function of community health assessment. Collaborative
project with
Non-Infectious Conditions Epidemiology.
- EDRS (Electronic Death Registration System): A
web-based system that provides online completion and filing of
death certificates. Collaborative Projects with the
Center for Health Statistics.
- LIMS (Laboratory Information Management
System): Will provide a centralized data management system for
the Washington State Public Health Laboratory that will
consolidate and standardize processes, provide efficiency,
coordinate activities, send notifiable condition results
securely, and bring the PHL into compliance with federal
regulations and accreditation agencies. Collaborative
project with the
Public Health Laboratories.
- WTN Portal (Washington Tracking Network): Will provide
environmental and health outcome messages and data in both
static and web-based query formats. Data sources are
primarily drawn from collections of the
Center for Health Statistics and the
Environmental
Health division. Links will be provided DOH program
area websites as well as other material and local sources of
data. Other sections will include supporting material,
data use constraints, and open source standalone data
manipulation tools. The WTN Portal is one component
of the overarching
Washington State Environmental Health Tracking Network.
Products in Maintenance
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CHARS
(Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System):
Inpatient discharge database that describes the indifvidual
patients' hospital stay, the financial database which describes
the year to year audited financial and utilzation history of the
hospital and the quarterly database which describes teh
unaduited quarter to quarter financial and utilization history
of the hospital. -
PHIMS
(Public Health Issue Management
System):
Allows local health to report communicable disease via the
internet in a standardized format making it easier to share that
information with DOH and the CDC
PHRED
(Public Health Reporting of Electronic
Data):
Automates reporting lab results and other information
between Washington laboratories, DOH and local health departments.
SECURES
(Secure
Electronic Communication, Urgent Response and Exchange System):
Allows Washington public health and emergency response
partners to communicate and collaborate via the Web.
If you have questions or need further information about Informatics,
contact:
Michael Davisson
Informatics Office Director
Michael.Davisson@doh.wa.gov
(360) 236-4477 |
