Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4210-1010199758-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 04 Jan 2002 19:04:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 31638 invoked by uid 510); 5 Jan 2002 03:02:56 -0000 Received: from n4.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.54) by all.net with SMTP; 5 Jan 2002 03:02:56 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4210-1010199758-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.190] by n4.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Jan 2002 03:02:38 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 5 Jan 2002 03:02:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 10912 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2002 03:02:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.171) by m4.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 5 Jan 2002 03:02:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.125.69) by mta3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Jan 2002 03:02:37 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g0532rt30766 for iwar@onelist.com; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:02:53 -0800 Message-Id: <200201050302.g0532rt30766@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:02:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [fc:Federal.Government.Proposes.National.Health.Data.Network] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Federal Government Proposes National Health Data Network By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Information Week, 1/4/2002 <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20011128S0009">http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20011128S0009> During a security conference Tuesday, Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said the federal government is seeking a national plan to build a "permanent infrastructure" that would connect all 50 states and public health departments. Part of the plan includes developing a central clearinghouse to allow easier sharing of relevant public health information among doctors, public health officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The development of the health data network would build on the CDC's partially completed Health Alert Network infrastructure, Ridge says. Right now, the Health Alert Network lets the CDC send information to public health officials via the Internet, but not all states and local agencies have continuous access to the Web, in part because of inadequate IT funding for those public health departments. Plus, the network tends to support one-way communication from the CDC, such as Webcasts on anthrax, rather than interaction between the CDC and public health officials. Some public health officials say the idea for a more robust health data network is a good one, but one that's not likely to happen without substantial funding from the federal government. New Mexico's public health department has been working on its own Health Alert Network infrastructure for about 18 months, says Kevin Bersell, New Mexico public health's HAN coordinator. "We've done a huge amount of work, and we're ahead of a lot of states on this," he says. The barrier for many states and county agencies is the expense of high-speed Internet access, which is one of the HAN standards required by the CDC. "Not only is it expensive for the communication lines, but staffing is an issue, too," Bersell says. Plus, states can't compete with IT salaries in the commercial sector. "An IT expert [in the private sector] makes more than the highest-paid person in a public health agency," Bersell says. While no details were made available, Ridge indicated that the federal government would pony up more funding to create a nationwide health data network. "It's already out there. It's a work in progress. But with appropriate funding, the coordination between the state, the federal, and the local governments, we can accelerate it and bring ... it to closure a lot quicker than had been anticipated. But that's very much on our minds." z ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WoOlbB/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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