No, as a matter of policy CDC does not PHIN Certify vendors/products. This is because meeting PHIN requirements is only partly a question of functional capabilities of a product - - it is also a question of how you configure it and use it and the bu…
In order to finalize the transition to the new secure web services (PHIN Exchange), CDC is seeking approval of CACoP and PHIN Coordinators for changes to the PHIN documents.
The following document changes are pending:
1. Modify Appendix A of the P…
PHIN Exchange is a new set of secure web services hosted at CDC that simplifies cascade alerting. It replaces PHIN MS and Cascade Alerting Service ("Cascade Lite").
Attached is a power point with an overview of PHIN Exchange.
In addition, CDC's…
The communications and alerting community of practice requested that a HAN policy workgroup be formed to explore issues surrounding the health alert network program. This workgroup has met several times since the summer of 2009. Over time the workgr…
We (CDC) are just moving to MIR3....our criteria are (1) we need a vendor hosted solution with a web service interface (we're not particularly interested in their user interface, just the underlying services) (2) web services that are well documente…
I like many things about the definition of Health Alert Robb offered on 9/23. A few changes to reflect how HAN has evolved might be good e.g. not every state calls their messages Health Alerts, there are levels of messages in practice now: advisorie…
The Health Alert Network (HAN) policy workgroup has met several times over the past few months to try to come to consenus on the definitions of alert, health alert and health alert network. The workgroup felt that before they could proceed with deve…
A strategic planning effort would clearly be an important next step. In my opinion it would be reasonable for the EA CoP to initiate this because I know of no other effort underway or group inclined to do so. I have some general reservations about p…
Enterprise Architecture is the organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure reflecting the integration and standardization requirements operating model. This CoP links this concept with PHIN.
The PHEP guidance requires implementing” interoperable systems that demonstrate capabilities consistent with current PHIN requirements”, which I'd say is what we're doing in HAN, and also describes many kinds of alerting activities that are not refe…