Implementation Case Studies

Below are links to case studies addressing a number of issues pertaining to public health data standards implementation, including data collection, privacy, security, and standards development.

HIPAA Privacy

• HIPAA Privacy Case Studies for Local Public Health Agencies
  This section includes several case studies describing the efforts of Local Public Health Agencies to overcome challenges faced during their implementation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Data Collection

• A Win/Win for the Public’s Health When Administrative and Clinical Data Standards Merge – A New York Case Study for an Integrated Emergency Department Data Collection System 
   (PDF, 17 pages/54KB)
  The purpose of this white paper is to describe how the events of the fall of 2001 started a journey to react to the health issues caused amongst other things by that sea of dust as well as to be better prepared if and when there is a next time. (Author: Bob Davis, Consultant, Health Data Standards, LLC)
   

• A Case for Evolutionary Change  (PDF, 11 pages/167KB)
  This paper describes the evolution of an enhanced data collection system in New York State, including its authorization, development, testing and implementation. (Author: Bob Davis, Consultant, Health Data Standards, LLC)

X12

• Return-on-Investment for Using Data Standards (X12) (PDF, 10 pages/206KB)
  This case study documents the time and resources required to develop the New York State Emergency Department Data Collection System. It is meant to show a positive financial return on investment, an implementation process that adhered to timelines, and a strengthened relationship between the NYS DOH, the agency that manages these data, and the hospitals in New York State. (Author: Bob Davis, Consultant, Health Data Standards, LLC)
   

• Getting Around a Standards Development Organization (SDO) (X12)
  (PDF, 23 pages/221KB)
  This document explains a case study that describes the management process and outcome of a two-year project conducted by members of the Public Health Data Standards Consortium promoting data standardization. The project succeeded in developing a standard implementation guide to be used for public health reporting at the local, State and national level through the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12N (Insurance Subcommittee). (Author: Suzie Burke-Bebee, Senior Informatician, National Health Information Infrastructure)