by Petra Borhani-Bakker | May 20, 2016 | Public Health, Vital Records
Number’s one and two for the leading cause of death in the US may not surprise you. Heart disease kills 614,000 people a year, Cancer claims 591,000 lives a year, but the culprit responsible for 251,000 deaths a year may be the scariest killer of all. Medical Error...
by Petra Borhani-Bakker | May 10, 2016 | SEO Refresh
In today’s world, business move at a million miles a minute and there is no way of slowing down. We make our schedules to deal with the projects we have in front of us but at the end of the day it seems all we have done is added to the list. Project management can...
by Petra Borhani-Bakker | Apr 28, 2016 | SEO Refresh, Vital Records
The budget of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has slowly and steadily increased, and in each year, we’ve seen Congress prioritize funding for the vital statistics infrastructure.” This funding plays a critical role in allowing birth and...
by Petra Borhani-Bakker | Apr 11, 2016 | NAPHSIS
With June and the NAPHSIS Annual Meeting quickly approaching, we thought we’d highlight a few of the sessions offered this year. On Sunday, the kick-off day, this year’s Innovations Session will focus on Challenges and Successes from States and Partners. QuantumMark...
by Petra Borhani-Bakker | Apr 1, 2016 | NAPHSIS, Public Health
EVVE (Electric Verification of Vital Events) is an important program run by NAPHSIS (National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Services). EVVE allows Federal and state agencies to use birth certificates to track proof of age, citizenship, and...
