From Data to Detection: Using Surveillance and EHRs to Protect Public Health
Monday, March 9, 2026 11:35 AM to 12:35 PM · 1 hr. (US/Pacific)
Level 5 | Palazzo O
Public Health Data Modernization Forum
Digital Health Transformation
Information
This session is part of the Public Health Data Modernization Preconference Forum and additional registration is required.
Public health agencies are facing growing demands for timely, actionable data from EHRs and particularly biosurveillance data— for essential, everyday public health needs to large scale events, such as the upcoming World Cup.
With specific examples, this panel will explore partnerships between public health and market suppliers to drive data modernization and information exchange, and how AI can be leveraged to strengthen progress and reduce workforce burden.
Target Audience
Chief Digital Officer/Chief Digital Health OfficerClinical InformaticistGovernment or Public Policy Professional
Level
Intermediate
Format
Panel Discussion
Learning Objective #1
Describe how syndromic surveillance systems and EHRs are supporting public health and ways to advance partnerships.
Learning Objective #2
Identify practical ways AI tools are being used to reduce workforce burden and enhance surveillance activities while maintaining trust and data quality.
Learning Objective #3
Recognize key partnership, policy, and interoperability strategies that support effective information exchange between public health agencies, labs, and healthcare organizations.
Session #
PHF-4
Moderator
Theresa Anderson
Data Strategy AdministratorMichigan Department of Health and Human ServicesSpeakers
Daniel Wise
Principal Technical Program ManagerVeradigm
Bryant Karras
Chief Medical Informatics OfficerWashington State Department of Health
Eric Whitworth
Chief Executive OfficerInductiveHealth Informatics, LLC
Sheri Lewis
Deputy Mission Area Executive for Global HealthJohns Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratoryDocuments & Links
PHF4 Handout