title: NHIN, RHIOs, and Public Health.
abstract: Public health plays a critical role in forming the building blocks for community or regional health-information sharing, which is essential to the long-term viability of a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and the Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs). By contributing to its visions, policies, processes, standards, and needs/requirements, public health will close the loop within an NHIN and the RHIOs environment. In this article we illustrate public health's essential role in an NHIN and the RHIOs by examining the mutual benefits to healthcare and public health.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Division, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Taha.Kass-Hout@ngc.com
authors.forename: Taha A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kass-Hout
authors.forename: Shellie Kolavic
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Massoudi
authors.forename: Gidado-Yisa
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Immanuel
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dollacker
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cothren
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D024382:Professional Role; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014481:United States