This document summarizes a presentation about BioSense 2.0, a cloud-based public health surveillance system. BioSense 2.0 allows for sharing of health care information across jurisdictions and organizations. It features ad-hoc sharing during events like the Super Bowl and anomaly detection during heat waves. The presentation discusses how BioSense 2.0 monitors emergency room visits and uses citizen reporting for participatory surveillance. Preventive care through monitoring of conditions like blood pressure and cholesterol is also discussed.

1. BioSense 2.0: Surveillance Solution in the
Cloud
Big Data for Government Conference
Wednesday September 19th 2012, 10:00am
Holiday Inn Rosslyn, Key Bridge, Arlington VA
Taha A. Kass-Hout, MD, MS
Director
Division of Informatics Solutions and Operations (DISO)
Any views or opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC, HHS, or any other entity of the United States government. Furthermore,
the use of any product names, trade names, images, or commercial sources is for identification purposes only, and does not imply endorsement or government
sanction by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (PHSIPO, Proposed)
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, & Laboratory Services (OSELS)

2. What is Public Health:
A View
Public health is "the science and art of preventing
disease, prolonging life and promoting health through
the organized efforts and informed choices of society,
organizations, public and private, communities and
individuals”
(1920, C.E.A. Winslow)

3. Disease Detection
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/health/research/14social.html?pagewanted=all

4. BioSense 2.0
A Novel Model for Sharing Health Care Information and Beyond
Shared
Spaces
Jurisdiction
Health Care
Providers
Public-Access
http://biosense2.org | info@biosen.se

5. BioSense 2.0
A Novel Model for Sharing Health Care Information and Beyond
EHR
Shared
Spaces
Jurisdiction
Health Care
Providers
Public-Access
http://biosense2.org | info@biosen.se

6. Digital Disease Detection
BioSense 2.0 A Novel Model for Sharing Health Information

7. Disease Detection

8. Disease Detection
Monitoring Emergency Rooms Visits Post H1N1
http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z46e2n1b69u8mu_

9. Digital Disease Detection
Citizen Reporting (Participatory Surveillance)
http://www.cdc.gov/biosense/correlate | http://www.google.com/trends/correlate

10. BioSense 2.0
A Novel Model for Sharing Health Care Information and Beyond
Feature: Ad-hoc sharing among multiple jurisdictions during a sporting event (e.g., Super Bowl 2012)

11. BioSense 2.0
A Novel Model for Sharing Health Care Information and Beyond
Top 20 Conditions in BioSense 2.0 in 2012

12. BioSense 2.0
A Novel Model for Sharing Health Care Information and Beyond
Feature: Anomaly detection during heat-wave season

13. Preventative Care Value of Health Information
Exchanges: The ABCDS of Preventive Health
 ABCDS: Low cost
preventions that can
have a high impact on the
overall health of a
population
 A – Aspirin Therapy
 B – Blood Pressure
monitoring
 C – Cholesterol Screening
 D – Diabetes monitoring
 S – Smoking Cessation
“It’s really a first foray into whether you can repurpose information, not violate patients privacy or expose providers, and use it for
something of value and see how health is progressing in the state,” Culver said. “This is a very low cost, with a lot of value.”

14. Preventative Care Value of Health Information
Exchanges: The ABCDS of Preventive Health

15. Thank YOU!
Taha A. Kass-Hout, MD, MS @kasshout
Director
Division of Informatics Solutions and Operations (DISO)
Any views or opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC, HHS, or any other entity of the United States government.
Furthermore, the use of any product names, trade names, images, or commercial sources is for identification purposes only, and does not imply endorsement or
government sanction by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (PHSIPO, Proposed)
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, & Laboratory Services (OSELS)