Public Health Data Modernization Forum

Public Health Data Modernization Forum

Monday, March 9, 2026 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · 8 hr. 30 min. (US/Pacific)
Public Health Data Modernization Forum

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Modernizing Systems and Bridging Public Health and Healthcare for our Communities

The public health community has made significant advancements in modernizing data, systems, and processes, exchange with healthcare, and modernizing its workforce. This is a pivotal era for all members of the community, including public health, health systems, payers, and market suppliers, to convene to protect our public’s health and to sustain these advancements. This forum will focus on critical public health data and systems modernization efforts and the partnerships and information exchange necessary between public health, healthcare, and supporting market suppliers. Presentations, interactive discussions, breakfast and lunch networking opportunities are included.

Sessions

Welcome to the Public Health Data Modernization Forum: Opening Remarks

Monday, March 9, 2026 8:30 AM to 8:55 AM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Theresa Cullen · Pima County Health Department
Tom Leary · HIMSS
Jennifer Layden · Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Alana Lerer · HIMSS

Breaking Silos, Building Success: A New Era of Policy, Funding, and Partnerships

Monday, March 9, 2026 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Tom Leary · HIMSS
Jennifer Layden · Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
J.T. Lane · Premier, Inc.
Megan Tompkins · Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Federal Strategies to Modernize Public Health Data and Information Exchange

Monday, March 9, 2026 10:05 AM to 11:20 AM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Emily Chen · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Matthew Ritchey · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas Novak · Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC) Office of Policy
Jason Asher · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Valerie Rogers · HIMSS

From Data to Detection: Using Surveillance and EHRs to Protect Public Health

Monday, March 9, 2026 11:35 AM to 12:35 PM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Daniel Wise · Veradigm
Bryant Karras · Washington State Department of Health
Eric Whitworth · InductiveHealth Informatics, LLC
Sheri Lewis · Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Theresa Anderson · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Navigating the Modernization Maze: Strategies for Resilient Public Health Systems

Monday, March 9, 2026 1:50 PM to 2:10 PM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Aasa Dahlberg Schmit · HLN Consulting
Marcey Propp · HLN Consulting
Lilly Kan · HLN Consulting

From Assessment to Implementation: Michigan’s Data Driven Strategy to Advance Digital Public Health Transformation

Monday, March 9, 2026 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Matthew Buck · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Anne Snowdon · HIMSS

Information Exchange (Nevada’s Version): Where Public Health Meets Healthcare

Monday, March 9, 2026 2:50 PM to 3:50 PM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Christina Caraballo · HIMSS
Madelynn Valu · Civitas Networks for Health
Lei Zhang · Southern Nevada Health District
Michael Gagnon · HealtHIE Nevada
Christian Young · University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Public Health Data Modernization Forum Closing Remarks

Monday, March 9, 2026 3:50 PM to 4:30 PM
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Alana Lerer · HIMSS
Sameer Vohra · Illinois Department of Public Health

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