Governance
May 7, 2020
The Collaborative Body formally approved the nominations and elections process for the executive committee. The Collaborative Body approved the formation and scope of the public health API workgroup and that Walter Suarez will chair. The Collaborative Body approved the formation and scope of the use case project statement workgroups and that John Lumpkin will select a chair after workgroup members have been defined.
May 7, 2020
Topics discussed during the May collaborative body meeting included (1) approving the nominations and election process for the Executive Committee and Vice Chair, (2) an update on the transition to the new Secretariat, (3) the charge and formation of the public health API workgroup and the use case project statement workgroups, and (4) special meeting follow-up on eCR scale-up and COVID-19.
April 16, 2020
The collaborative body decided to create a small, ad hoc workgroup to discuss the Digital Bridge role in four areas: (1) case reporting, (2) lab reporting, (3) resource reporting and (4) policy efficacy reporting.
April 16, 2020
The Digital Bridge collaborative body gathered for a special meeting to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, opportunities to engage and accelerate eCR adoption, and the role of Digital Bridge in response efforts.
April 2, 2020
The Collaborative Body formally elected John Lumpkin to serve as chair. The Collaborative Body approved an executive committee by resolution 2020-0002 to establish its purpose, membership, and responsibilities. The Collaborative Body approved the formation and scope of the nominations workgroup and that Vivian Singletary will chair. The Collaborative Body approved the scope of the use case scoping methods workgroup and gating conditions for Digital Bridge to partner with additional potential projects.
April 2, 2020
The Governance Body approved the adoption of the new charter and bylaws and officially adjourned the Governance Body to convene the Collaborative Body meeting. Topics discussed included the (1) use case scoping method, (2) collaborative body business, and (3) eCR updates and scale-up.
February 26, 2020
Topics discussed during the February governance body meeting included (1) priorities and timelines for work in 2020, (2) next steps on finalizing a revised charter and bylaws document, (3) forming a workgroup to scope activities for future use cases, and (4) sharing ideas on ways to interact with other related initiatives.
February 26, 2020
The governance body formally charged and formed the use case scoping workgroup.
January 30, 2020
The governance body voted to (1) endorse the guiding principles for the charter and bylaws and to have follow-up discussion if any issues arise, (2) study and monitor social determinants of health initiatives to explore how Digital Bridge may be able to contribute in the future and (3) to develop five workgroups: four workgroups will develop project scope statements for each of the identified potential use cases (newly reportable conditions, NHSN HAI SNF, immunizations, and cancer registries) and the fifth workgroup will work on a timeline to develop a white paper on a national public health API.
January 26, 2020
The Digital Bridge governance body met in person to continue work toward a common vision for exchanging actionable information between public health and health care. By the end of this meeting, they endorsed principles to guide new governing documents for Digital Bridge and selected four use cases for further Digital Bridge work (newly reportable conditions, National Healthcare Safety Network Hospital Acquired Infections Skilled Nursing Facilities (NHSN HAI SNF), immunizations, and cancer registries). The governance body also decided to develop a white paper for one additional use case in preliminary study – a national public health Application Program Interface (API).