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Implementing Asynchronous Communication in Public Health

Implementing Asynchronous Communication in Public Health. Jon Reid & Susan Mottice. jreid@utah.gov. Utah Department of Health And University of Utah Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics. Synchronous Communication.

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Implementing Asynchronous Communication in Public Health

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  1. Implementing Asynchronous Communication in Public Health Jon Reid & Susan Mottice jreid@utah.gov Utah Department of Health And University of Utah Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics

  2. Synchronous Communication Direct communication, where all parties involved in the communication are present at the same time.

  3. Synchronous Communication Methods • Telephone / Conference Calls • Meetings • Video Conferences

  4. Problems with Synchronous Communication • Time Consuming • Meetings take time to get started • You may only be interested in a portion of the meeting • Costly • Travel costs • Telecommunication costs • Hard to schedule • Someone is always left out

  5. Asynchronous Communication Asynchronous communication is a mediated form of communication in which the sender and receiver are not concurrently engaged in communication.

  6. Asynchronous Communication Methods • Email • Web Sites (Blogs, Lists, Wiki) • Fax • Web 2.0 Applications

  7. Benefits of Asynchronous Communication • One message can be received by many • Local to Global • Message can be viewed on receivers own time • Messages can be archived and looked up again if needed • Cost effective

  8. Public Health Communication Survey • Survey administered to 79 public health workers in December 2009 • Purpose was to determine if public health workers: • If they feel they are well informed or disease events, issues, and outbreaks. • To identify barriers that exist that may prevent them from receiving/sharing information; • To gather information on the preferred communication methods for the receiving/sharing of information

  9. Public Health CommunicationSurvey Preferred method of communication I feel I am well informed about events outside of my local health jurisdiction. Preference for staying informed on routine communicable disease issues Personal Interaction Own Time

  10. Public Health Access • Secure Web-site • Able to host secure applications • Portal to public health information • Allows secure asynchronous communication within public health and external users • Single sign-on using the Utah Master Directory

  11. Core Apps • Secure Messaging • Project Wiki • Contact Manager • Calendar • Documents

  12. Secure Apps • User Administration • Program/User Specific Applications • Program Controls Access • Easily add or change applications

  13. Developing PHAccess • Started first with epidemology need • Issue Tracker • Goals of Issue Tracker • High user acceptance • Low Cost • Expandable to local health departments • Functional and easy to learn and use

  14. Messaging in PHAccess

  15. PHAccess http://health.utah.gov/phaccess http://health.utah.gov/phi

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