title: The APHL/CDC Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project Portal: a web-based collaborative tool to establish a national harmonized vocabulary for public health data exchange.
abstract: Public health laboratories at all capacity levels are facing challenges in exchanging electronic data among themselves and with their partners. In response to this the Association of Public Health Laboratories working collaboratively with CDC launched an innovative portal development project in January 2006. This portal will enable public health laboratories to collaborate in a web-based environment to establish a standardized vocabulary for test identifications and test results, a cornerstone for creating interoperable information systems.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazo
authors.forename: Wenkai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meigs
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abner
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Patina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zarcone
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nordenberg
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020407:Internet; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040442:Public Health Informatics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled