The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MOREHealth and Human Services Information TechnologyInformation technology has transformed the way we bank, shop, and learn. However, we are only just beginning to harness the power of information technology in health and human services delivery. Although the healthcare industry is one of the largest and most rapidly growing sectors of American society, there has been little use of information technology to coordinate care among organizations providing services to patients. The Public Policy Center is working with partners to develop models for securely exchanging clinical data among health care providers. Information technology standards make it possible for disparate organizations to share data. In human services, the Public Policy Center has helped develop national standards for information and referral organizations (such as 2-1-1 call centers) so that people may better navigate the sometimes-confusing network of human services agencies in their communities. The Center examined the organization and impacts of 2-1-1 call centers across the United States. |
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Human Services Information Technology PublicationsShank, N. (2006). 2-1-1 in the mid south delta. Cottingham, I., Kutsch, B., & Shank, N. (2008). A case study in data sharing: 211 helplink and the AIRS XSD. Shank, N., Willborn, E., PytlikZillig, L., & Noel, H. (2011). Electronic health records: Eliciting behavioral health providers' beliefs. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10597-011-9409-6
Shank, N. & Rosenbaum, D. (2003). Examining the potential benefits of a 2-1-1 system: Quantitative and other factors. Information & Referral, 25, 1-25. Shank, N., Woods, K., Lazarus, S., & Willborn, E. (2009). Health information exchange: A frontier model. Shank, N. University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. (2000). Nebraska 211 System cost/benefit analysis. Shank, N. (2005). Panhandle regional health information exchange plan. Shank, N., Chadron Community Hospital. (2005). Regional health records for frontier communities. Sharing Health Records Electronically: Background. Abdel-Monam, Tarik, Herian, Mitch. (2008 December 11). Sharing Health Records Electronically: Final Report. Abdel-Monem, Tarik, Herian, Mitch. (2008 December 11). Shank, N. Alliance of Information and Referral Systems. (2004). Sharing resource databases. Richter, E.M., Voss, A., Barba, M., Wiener, R.L. & Shank, N. (2006). The Effectiveness of Online Government: An Analysis of Nebraska’s 2-1-1 Website. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Long Beach, California. Herian, M. N., Shank, N., & Abdel-Monem, T. (2011). Trust in government and support for governmental regulation: The case of electronic medical records. Manuscript submitted for publication. Shank, N. (2009). U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Understanding human services utilization: opportunities for data sharing between federally funded programs. |
