PUBLIC HEALTH

The Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC, The Consortium) is a national non-profit membership-based organization of federal, state, and local health agencies; professional associations, academia; public and private sector organizations; international members; and individuals. Its goal is to empower the healthcare and public health communities with health information technology standards to improve individual and community health... The Consortium is committed to bringing a common voice from the public health community to the national efforts of standardization of health information for healthcare and population health... PHDSC Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on the Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier