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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) jointly sponsor this initiative, which features monthly webinars to foster collaboration amongst the public health jurisdictions across the nation, in response to the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) for Meaningful Use.

The objectives for this initiative include:

Identify common questions and concerns around meaningful use
Provide updates on federal partner activities in preparing for meaningful use
Allow public health jurisdictions to share useful practices and current progress
Identify technical assistance needs and priorities

Note: Webinar pre-registration is required and the instructions to register are provided in the Monthly Webinar Registration section below.

Please send in your feedback, questions, and/or suggestions for these Joint Public Health Forum & CDC Nationwide Webinars to the Meaningful Use Mailbox (meaningfuluse@cdc.gov).

Meeting Schedule and Webinar Information
Meeting Schedule:

Date: 3^rd Thursday of each month
Time: 3:00–4:00 PM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM CT / 1:00–2:00 PM MT / 12:00–1:00 PM PT

Webinar Information

GoToWebinar is used for these webinars and pre-registration for these events is required. Please follow the registration instructions listed below to receive instructions on how to join these webinars.
Your registration will be valid for the all of the currently scheduled monthly meetings.
The instructions you receive will include a link to add these recurring meetings to your calendar.
You are advised to test your GoToWebinar connectivity prior to the meeting by following the instructions provided below.

Webinar Registration Instructions
Register for this online event at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5831635235190067202
Webinar ID: 347-315-083

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The invitation will include a link to add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

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https://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/gotomeeting/help_files/GTM140010?title=Test+Your+GoToMeeting+Connection . If you have any questions about this initiative or registering for these meetings, please contact us at: meaningfuluse@cdc.gov.

For 2016, the webinars PowerPoint slides are posted below. Please request access to the recordings by sending an email to meaningfuluse@cdc.gov.

Date	Presentation Title	Presenter Title & Affiliation	Slides / Webinar Recordings
02/01/2016	Zika Virus Update for Clinical Decision Support/EHR Developers	Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH Dana Meaney-Delman, MD, MPH, FACOG Floyd Eisenberg, MD Sundak Ganesan, MD Panelist: Jim Daniel MPH	Special Session 1[PDF – 771 KB]
02/17/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.		2016-02-17 TTP-UMC_Zika_Final.pdf[PDF – 1M]
03/23/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.		Zika_Special_Session_3 Value Set And Links Draft Zika Virus Algorithm Draft alternate v13
04/27/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.		Presentation Zika Informational links document
08/03/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.	CDC and ONC Teams in collaboration with partners from The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (COG) and Office of Population Affairs (OPA)	Presentation
09/14/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners.	Floyd Eisenberg, ONC (Contractor) and Jim Daniel, ONC	Presentation
11/02/2016	Zika Virus Disease Update for EHR Vendors, other Health Information Technology Developers, Public Health, and Clinical Healthcare Partners	Floyd Eisenberg, ONC (Contractor) and Jim Daniel, ONC. Riki Merrick, MPH, Lead Terminologist, Informatics Program Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and Margaret Lampe, RN, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention\| Epidemiology Branch	Coming Soon!

2017 Joint Public Health Forum & CDC Nationwide

Date	Presentation Title	Presenters/Panel Members & Affiliation	Slides / Webinar Recordings
01/19/2017	Consumer Engagement for Immunization Information Systems	Kelly Carulli – Audacious Inquiry Shannon Stokley – CDC NCIRD Lonnie Peterson – Washington State Department of Health	Presentation[PDF – 2 MB]
03/16/2017	Public Health’s Interests in Health IT Policy	Elisabeth Myers – Office of Policy, ONC Gretchen Wyatt – Office of Policy, ONC	Presentation[PDF – 1 MB]
04/20/2017	Health Information Exchange: Can There Be ONE National Model?	John P. Kansky – President & CEO, Indiana Health Information Exchange	Presentation[PDF – 2 MB]
05/18/2017	The Fight against Zika : Leveraging Health IT	Michael Baker – M.S., M.A. Public health analyst at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Michelle Meigs – Informatics Manager for the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)	Presentation[PDF – 2 MB]
06/15/2017	Declaration of Readiness by Public Health Authorities- Meaningful Use Stage 3 / MIPS	Sarah Imholte – Stage 3 Task Force Co-chair-Electronic Disease Surveillance Program Manager-Arizona Department of Health Services Steve Eichner – Stage 3 Task Force Co-chair-Health Information Technology Policy Director-Center for Health Policy and Performance-Texas Department of State Health Services	Presentation[PDF – 1 MB]
07/19/2017	Medicare Program; CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (Proposed Rule)	Sanjeev Tandon – MBBS, MD, MS, Lead – CDC Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use & Public Health Project and CDC Zika Response Health IT Team James Daniel – MPH Public Health Coordinator Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT	Presentation[PDF – 1 MB]
08/17/2017	FY 2018 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (Final Rule)	*Lead* – CDC Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use & Public Health Project and CDC Zika Response Health IT Team James Daniel – MPH Public Health Coordinator Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT	Presentation[PDF – 2 MB]

2016 Joint Public Health Forum & CDC Nationwide

Date	Presentation Title	Presenters/Panel Members & Affiliation	Slides / Webinar Recordings
01/21/2016	Update on Leveraging Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for Medicaid HIT Activities	Thomas Novak, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Washington DC	No slides available for presentation
03/17/2016	Availability of HITECH Matching Funds to Help Professionals and Hospitals Eligible for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Connect to Other Medicaid Providers, just released. Stage 3 Meaningful Use Public Health Reporting Task- “Recommendations for Public Health Agency Readiness for Meaningful Use, 2015-2018.”	Thomas Novak, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Washington DC Denise Webb, Wisconsin eHealth Program Director and State Health IT Coordinator, Division of Healthcare Access and Accountability in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Rebecca Johnson, MPP, Office of Health Information Technology, Health Policy Division for Minnesota Department of Health.	Presentation
04/21/2016	Expanded Support for Medicaid Health Information Exchanges	Thomas Novak, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Washington DC	Presentation
05/20/2016	Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting for CMS Programs	Elisabeth Myers, Sr. Policy Advisor Office of Policy/ONC Department of Health and Human Services Gretchen P. Wyatt, Sr. Policy Advisor Office of Policy/ONC Department of Health and Human Services	Presentation
06/16/2016	Public Health’s interests in the proposed Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APM) incentive for Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)	Charlie Ishikawa, MSPH, Executive Secretary, Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce	Presentation
09/15/2016	FHIR for Public Health	Grahame Grieve, Health Intersections of Melbourne, Australia Paula Braun, CDC’s NationalCenter for Health Statistics	Presentation
10/20/2016	Guidance for Public Health Agencies on the CMS Centralized Repository Presented on behalf of the Stage 3 Task Force Members by	Sara Imholte Electronic Disease Surveillance Program Manager, Arizona Department of Health Services Amanda Thoma Public Health Meaningful Use Coordinator, Wisconsin Medicaid EHR Incentive Program	Presentation
11/17/2016	National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Reporting for Meaningful Use Stage 3	Amy Webb & Mindy Durrance Division of Healthcare Quality PromotionNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious DiseasesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention	Presentation
12/15/2016	Improving Clinical Care and Public Health with Electronic Case Reporting	Jim Jellison, MPH, Interim Director, Practice Support Unit Public Health Informatics Institute	Presentation

2015 Joint Public Health Forum & CDC Nationwide

Date	Presentation Title	Presenters/Panel Members & Affiliation
01/15/2015	CDC/ONC Immunization Registry Project Updates	Presenters: Dan Chaput, MM, Public Health Policy Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), Presenters: Jim Daniel, MPH, Public Health Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
02/19/2015	Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System (RCKMS)	Presenters & Panelist: Laura A. Conn, MPH, Director, Health Information Strategy Unit, Office of Public Health Scientific Services (OPHSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lauri Smithee, PhD, Director Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health Ryan M. Arnold, MPH, Biostatistician, Houston Department of Health and Human Services
03/19/2015	Approaches to Streamlining the IIS Onboarding Process -A Meaningful Use Coordination Module for the Massachusetts IIS -Data Exchange Partnership Solution: HL7 Testing Tool & Project Management	Presenters & Panelist: Tricia Charles, BA, User Support Associate, Massachusetts Immunization Information System, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Kim Gulliver, MS, CIIS Interoperability Coordinator, Colorado Immunization Information System, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Panel Member: Darrin Rosebrook, Managing Director, AMCI Health Informatics
04/02/2015	(Special Session): CMS Stage 3 and ONC 2015 Edition Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs) – Overview and Key Public Health Reporting Aspects	Presenters & Panelist: Dan Chaput, MM, Public Health Policy Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Laura A. Conn, MPH, Acting Associate Director for Surveillance, Office of Public Health Scientific Services (OPHSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jim Daniel, MPH, Public Health Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Panel Member: A panel of CDC Program Subject-Matter-Experts (e.g., Cancer, National Health Care Surveys, Reportable Lab Results, Syndromic Surveillance, Immunization, etc.) will also be available to respond to specific queries from the attendees.
04/16/2015	CDC Programmatic Overview of Public Health Reporting in Stage 3 NPRM	Presenters: Jim Daniel, MPH, Public Health Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Dan Martin, Immunization Mike Coletta, Syndromic Surveillance Lesliann Helmus, Case Reporting Sandy Jones, Cancer Clarice Brown, National Health Care Surveys Laura Conn, Electronic Laboratory Reporting
05/21/2015	Topic: Using Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQMs) Reporting for Public Health Surveillance	Presenters: Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Medical Director, Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) Dawn Heisey-Grove, MPH, Public Health Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
07/16/2015	Topic: Advancing Advanced ELR – Inter-jurisdictional Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) between Public Health Agencies focusing on ELR redirects and referrals	Presenters: John Satre, ELR Coordinator, Iowa Department of Public Health Srinath Remala, BEng, MS, MBA, Sr. Strategy & Solutions Architect, Founder, Greater Good Group LLC
08/20/2015	NYC Macroscope EHR Surveillance System: Preliminary Validation Results. Validation of Electronic Health Record Data for Population Health Surveillance	Presenters: Sharon Perlman, MPH, Director of Special Projects, Division of Epidemiology, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Katharine H. McVeigh, PhD, MPH, Director of Research, Division of Family and Child Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
09/17/2015	Implementing a Syndromic Surveillance Data Tracking/Reporting Strategy in NYC	Presenters: Promise Nkwocha, MSc. RHCE, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
10/15/2015	Overview of Meaningful Use Stage 3 and Stage 2 Modifications and ONC 2015 Edition Certification Criteria	Presenters: -Jim Daniel, MPH, Public Health Coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – Laura Conn, MPH, Director of Health Information Strategy Activity in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services at CDC
10/22/2015	Special Session: Meaningful Use Q&A Session on Stage 3, Stage 2 Modification, and ONC CERHT	Presenter: -Jim Daniel, MPH, Public Health Coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT – Laura Conn, MPH, Director of Health Information Strategy Activity in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services at CDC
11/03/2015	Special Session Part 2: Meaningful Use Q&A Session on Stage 3, Stage 2 Modification, and ONC CERHT	Expert Panel: Jim Daniel, ONC Daniel Chaput, ONC Laura Conn, CDC
11/19/2015	Topic: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) 101	Presenter: Lisa-Nicole Sarnowski, Senior Advisor, Office of Programs and Engagement, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

Page last reviewed: September 27, 2017
Page last updated: September 27, 2017
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