Emily McCormick Kraus, Lina Saintus, Amanda K Martinez, Bill Brand, Elin Begley, Robert K Merritt, Andrew Hamilton, Rick Rubin, Amy Sullivan, Bryant Thomas Karras, Shaun Grannis, Ian M Brooks, Joyce Y Mui, Thomas W Carton, Katherine H Hohman, Michael Klompas, Brian E Dixon
CONTEXT: Electronic health records (EHRs) are an emerging chronic disease surveillance data source and facilitating this data sharing is complex. PROGRAM: Using the experience of the Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS), this article describes implementation of a governance framework that aligns technical, statutory, and organizational requirements to facilitate EHR data sharing for chronic disease surveillance. IMPLEMENTATION: MENDS governance was cocreated with data contributors and health departments representing Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Chicago, Washington, and Indiana through engagement from 2020 to 2022...
March 2024: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: JPHMP