N Arzt, An Open Source Quality Assurance Tool for HL7 v2 Syndromic Surveillance Messages, International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) 2015, December 9, 2015. [Abstract].
N Arzt, Open Source and IIS, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) Regional Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 16, 2015.
M Suralik, Clinical Decision Support for Immunizations via an Open-Source Standards-Based Web Service Interface, 2015 OSEHRA Open Source Summit, Bethesda, MA, July 30, 2015.
M Suralik, Ice and CAT: An Open Source Solution for Immunization Forecasting, 31st VistA Community Meeting, Fairfax, VA, June 2, 2015.
N Arzt and J Daniel, Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap and What It Means for IIS, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2015 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 22, 2015.
M Suralik, D Chertcoff, R Austin, and N Arzt, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): Open-Source Clinical Decision Support for Immunizations, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 22, 2015.
N Arzt, Options for IIS and EHR Feature Overlap, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2015 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 21, 2015.
N Arzt and B Brand, IIS Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation and a Discussion, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2015 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 21, 2015.
N Arzt, Towards a National IIS Strategy: Options for Developing a National IIS Architecture, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2015 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 21, 2015.
N Arzt, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open Source Clinical Decision Support System for Integration with Health Information Systems, 30th VistA Community Meeting, Sacramento, CA, January 16, 2015.
N Arzt and B Brand, IIS and HIEs: Is There a Future Together?, 2014 AHIMA Convention & Exhibit, San Diego, CA, October 1, 2014.
M Suralik, and M Hudgens, The Relationship between ICE and the CDC CDSi Project, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 1, 2014.
M Suralik, D Chertcoff, N Arzt, and K Kawamoto, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open-Source Immunization Forecaster for Integration with EHR Systems, Open-Source Electronic Health Record Alliance (OSEHRA) Summit, North Bethesda, MD, September 4, 2014.
N Arzt, Clinical Decision Support for Immunization, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) Regional Meeting, Lansing, MI, August 22, 2014.
M Suralik, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): an Open Source Immunization Decision Support System for Integration with Electronic Health Record Systems, 29th VistA Community Meeting, Fairfax, VA, June 4, 2014.
N Arzt and J Stinn, Planning for Consumer Access to Immunization Information Systems: A Multi-state Effort, 2014 Public Health Informatics Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 30, 2014.
M Suralik and R Austin, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open-Source, Configurable Clinical Decision Support System that Integrates with Any Clinical Information System through a Standards-Based Web Service Interface – Utilized for Immunizations, Public Health Informatics Conference 2014, Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2014.
N Arzt and J Stinn, Consumer Access to Immunization Information: Project Summary, Public Health Forum – Joint Nationwide Webinar, March 20, 2014.
N Arzt, R McCoy, and J Ritter, Interoperability: Semantic (Data), Technical (Transport), Functional (Users’ Business Rules, Workflow and Dataflow), Webinar Series – Wednesdays with PHRI, March 19, 2014.
N Arzt, Interoperability With IIS: Can It Be Extended to Schools? American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2013 National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 9, 2013.
N Arzt and D Reader-Jolley, Building Effective IIS-HIE Relationships: Findings from a Nationwide Telephone Survey, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2013 National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 8, 2013.
M Suralik, D Chertcoff, R Austin, and N Arzt, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open-Source Immunization Decision Support System for Integration with Immunization Information Systems, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 8, 2013.
N Arzt, E Emerson, et al, Consumer Access to Immunization Information Systems: Approach/Options Considered by Minnesota, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) 2013 National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 7, 2013.
N Arzt, Meaningful Use, Public Health & Transport Standards: Strategies and Tactics, Meaningful Use Public Health Forum & CDC Nationwide Call, March 21, 2013.
N Arzt, Roundtable: Health Information Exchange Standards and Their Implications for Public Health, American Public Health Association (APHA) 140th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2012.
M Suralik, K Kawamoto, et al, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open-Source Immunization Decision Support System for Integration with Healthcare Systems, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, October 21, 2012.
N Arzt, Continuing Evolution: California’s Two-pronged Approach to IIS and Interoperability, American Immunization Registry Association 2012 IIS Meeting, St. Paul, MN, September 20, 2012.
M Suralik, V Papadouka, P Schaefer, and D Chertcoff, Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE): An Open-Source Immunization Decision Support System for Integration with IIS, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, September 19, 2012.
M Suralik, K Kawamoto, D Chertcoff, and A Aponte, An Implementation of OpenCDS: An Open-Source, Standards-Based, Service-Oriented Framework for Clinical Decision Support for Immunization Information Systems and Electronic Health Records, Interconnected Health 2012 Conference, Rosemont, IL, April 3, 2012.
N Arzt, A Orlova, et al, Towards Health IT Standards Adoption: A Web-based Resource of Health IT Applications and Projects in Public Health, American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 31, 2011.
N Arzt, Health Information Exchange, and Directory Services: Public Health’s Role, American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 31, 2011.
N Arzt, K Forney, et al, Case Study on Meaningful Use and Public Health: Immunization Information Systems in New York City, 2011 Public Health Informatics Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 24, 2011.
M Suralik, Dr. M Misener, Immunization Clinic Service Improvement Using an Electronic Medical Record, 2011 Public Health Informatics Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 22, 2011.
N Arzt, A Zimmerman and L Rappleye, Public Health Meaningful Use: Views from the Field, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Chapter HIE Liaison Roundtable Education Webinar, May 19, 2011.
N Arzt, A Metroka, M Suralik, and K Forney, Meaningful Use and Immunization Information Systems: A Case Study, 45th National Immunization Conference, Washington, DC, March 30, 2011.
M Suralik, M Hansen, et al, Implementing an Online Ordering and Management Tool in an Immunization Information System, 45th National Immunization Conference, Washington, DC, March 29, 2011
M Suralik and K Forney, NYC CIR Tool for HL7 Quality Assurance and Account Management, 45th National Immunization Conference, American Immunization Registry Association Pre-conference Workshop, Washington, DC, March 27, 2011.
N Arzt, Service-Oriented Architecture: Enabling Data Sharing Between Immunization Information Systems and Clinical Care, American Public Health Association (APHA) 138th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 10, 2010.
N Arzt, Public Health and Support for Meaningful Use in Health Information Exchange, HIMSS Virtual Conference and Expo, June 10, 2010.
N Arzt, Service-oriented Architecture: Immunization Information System Case Studies, 44th National Immunization Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 21, 2010.
N Arzt, A Orlova, et al, Business Case for Public Health Participation in Health Information Technology (HIT) Standardization, 2009 Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 2, 2009.
N Arzt, L Stuntz, and J Younkin, HITSP Real World Sites: Health Information Exchanges – Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Health Information Technology Standards Panel Webinar Series, July 9, 2009.
M Suralik, Immunization Reporting and Clinical Decision Support via a Service Oriented Architecture, OMS’s SOA in Healthcare Conference, Chicago, IL, June 4, 2009.
M Suralik, A Metroka, and R Austin, New York City Citywide Immunization Registry HL7 Web Service, 43rd National Immunization Conference, American Immunization Registry Association Pre-conference Workshop, Dallas, TX, March 29, 2009.
N Arzt, Architecture for Person Matching and De-duplication, American Public Health Association (APHA) 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 29, 2008.
N Arzt, From Integration to Interoperability: The Role of Public Health Systems in the Emerging World of Health Information Exchange, American Public Health Association (APHA) 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 27, 2008.
M Suralik and D Cardenas, An Integrated Systems Approach to Countermeasure Response Administration in Los Angeles County, 2008 Public Health Information Network Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 27, 2008.
N Arzt and M Berry, Planning for PHIN Certification: A Small State’s Experience, 2008 Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 26, 2008.
N Arzt, Public Health Systems Interoperability, 2008 American Medical Informatics Association Spring Congress, Phoenix, AZ, May 29, 2008.
N Arzt, Immunization Information System Interoperability, 42nd National Immunization Conference, American Immunization Registry Association Pre-conference Workshop, Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2008.
M Suralik, D Cardenas, D Chertcoff, and J Kirupaharan, Development and Implementation of a Countermeasure Response Administration Solution for Los Angeles County, 2007 Public Health Information Network Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 29, 2007.
N Arzt, Service-oriented Architecture in Public Health, National Association for Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT) Webinar, June 8, 2007.
N Arzt, Revitalizing Public Health Data Systems in the New World of Health Information Exchange, Fourth Health Information Technology Summit, Washington, DC, March 30, 2007.
N Arzt, How Can IIS Remain Relevant in the New World of Health Information Exchange?, 41st National Immunization Conference, Kansas City, MO, March 6, 2007.
N Arzt and M Berry, RHIO Models and Public Health: How Do You Determine the Best Approach?, American Public Health Association (APHA) 134th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 8, 2006.
N Arzt, Models for Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) Systems, National Association for Public Health Information Technology (NAPHIT) Webinar, March 15, 2006.
N Arzt and M Berry, Models for Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) Systems: Ensuring Public Health’s Role, American Public Health Association (APHA) 133rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 2005.
N Arzt, Frameworks and Models for Integration, Connecting Communities for Better Health Conference, Washington, DC, May 26, 2005.
N Arzt, Using Electronic Medical Records: National and Local Perspectives, 3rd Annual Awards of Excellence in Immunization Practices & Conference, Pasadena, CA, May 12, 2005.
N Arzt, A Aponte, et al, Evolution of Data Exchange with New York Citywide Immunization Registry: From Paper to Electronic Messaging, 39th National Immunization Conference, Washington, DC, March 24, 2005.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Public Health Systems Integration in Support of Emergency Preparedness, American Public Health Association (APHA) 132nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 8, 2004.
N Arzt, Positioning IIS Within EHR: Ask Not What EHR Can Do for You, Ask What You Can Do for EHR, 2004 Immunization Registry Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 19, 2004.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, EHR Update: Integrating Immunization Registries with Electronic Medical Records, 2004 Immunization Registry Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 18, 2004.
N Arzt and M Berry, Expanding the Options for Immunization Data Collection with Personal Digital Assistants, 38th National Immunization Conference, Nashville, TN, May 13, 2004.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Registry Integration with Electronic Medical Records, 38th National Immunization Conference, Nashville, TN, May 13, 2004.
N Arzt, Conceptual Data Flow Model Between PHIN Systems, 38th National Immunization Conference, Nashville, TN, May 13, 2004.
M Suralik, V Negron, N Arzt, et al, Kentucky Pursues Statewide Immunization Registry, 2003 Immunization Registry Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 27, 2003.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Electronic Medical Records and Registries: Challenges and Opportunities, 18th CA SIIS Statewide Meeting, Oakland, CA, October 15, 2003.
N Arzt, Role of Alternative Networks in Registry Telecommunications,37th National Immunization Conference, Chicago, IL, March 17, 2003.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Registry Assessment Methodologies: Experience Across Three Projects, 37th National Immunization Conference, Chicago, IL, March 17, 2003.
N Arzt and A Zimmerman, Planning for Change: Technology Assessment of Rhode Island’s KIDSNET, 37th National Immunization Conference, Chicago, IL, March 17, 2003.
N Arzt and A Aponte, Internet Interfaces: Provider Access to Confidential Patient Information – A Survey of 11 Jurisdictions,2002 Immunization Registry Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 2002.
N Arzt and A Metroka, Implementing a HIPAA Compliant Electronic File Transfer Application for Reporting to the NY Citywide Immunization Registry, 2002 Immunization Registry Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 2002.
N Arzt and R Davis, Immunization Registry Support for Bio-Terrorism Preparedness: Los Angeles, 2002 Immunization Registry Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2002.
N Arzt and A Zimmerman, Technology Assessment: Moving Rhode Island’s KIDSNET Forward, 2002 Immunization Registry Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 28, 2002.
N Arzt, Low-bandwidth Registry Communications, 16th CA SIIS Statewide Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 15, 2002.
N Arzt and D Walker, Disaster Recovery of the New York Citywide Immunization Registry After the World Trade Center Tragedy, 36th National Immunization Conference, Denver, CO, April 30, 2002.
N Arzt and D Walker, Challenges in System Integration in Public Health, American Public Health Association (APHA) 129th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24, 2001.
N Arzt, Assessing Your Security Needs, 14th CA SIIS Statewide Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 10, 2001.
N Arzt and D Fraiter, Connecticut’s Immunization Registry Reporting System, 2001 Immunization Registry Conference, Little Rock, AK, July 9, 2001.
N Arzt, Web Enablement: Considerations and Issues for Immunization Registries, Pre-conference Workshop, 2001 Immunization Registry Conference, Little Rock, AK, July 8, 2001.
N Arzt and D Fraiter, Extending the Life of a Registry: Connecticut’s ICES Reporting System, 35th National Immunization Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 1, 2001.
N Arzt and M Rome, Using Immunization Registry Data to Support Medicaid Managed Care Services, The 5th Annual Congress on Managed Medicaid and Medicare (NMHCC), Washington, DC, January 22, 2001.
N Arzt, A Gill, and S Salkowitz, Challenges and Responses in Immunization Programs: California Strategies to Extend Registries to All Communities in the State, American Public Health Association (APHA) 128th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 13, 2000.
N Arzt, R Gubernick, S Salkowitz, and J Fischer, Use of an Information System at a Community-based Maternal Care Agency to Help Pregnant Women Successfully Manage the Impacts of Social Policy Change, American Public Health Association (APHA) 128th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 13, 2000.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Internet Technology in Public Health: Enhancing Practice, Enabling Achievement, Pennsylvania Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA, October 10, 2000.
N Arzt, M Rome, and R Gubernick, New Software Tools for Recall in an Immunization Registry, Public Health Informatics and Distance Learning Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 10, 2000.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, To Web or Not to Web: Technical and Policy Considerations for the Web as an Application Deployment Environment, Public Health Informatics, and Distance Learning Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 10, 2000.
N Arzt, V Papadouka, and D Walker, The Development of a New Tool for Data Quality Improvement and Use of an Immunization Registry in the 21st Century, 34th National Immunization Conference, Washington, DC, July 7, 2000.
N Arzt, A Metroka, and S Salkowitz, The New York City CIR: A Registry in the Process of Re-inventing Itself, 34th National Immunization Conference, Washington, DC, July 7, 2000.
N Arzt, Bridging the Digital Divide: Building Organizational Capacity, Bridging the Digital Divide Conference, The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, PA, April 19, 2000.
N Arzt, D Stewart, and K McGee, Remote Dental Consultation System, American Association of Dental Schools Annual Meeting “TechniFair 2000,” Washington, DC, April 2, 2000.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Registry Crystal Ball: Challenges for the Future, 2000 Immunization Registry Conference, Newport, RI, March 28, 2000.
N Arzt, Web Architectures and Security, All Kids Count World Wide Web and Immunization Registries Conference, Ontario, CA, February 24, 2000.
N Arzt, R Gubernick, S Salkowitz, and J Fischer, A Case Study in Addressing Maternal and Child Health Data Quality Assurance, Reporting, and Research Requirements in a Changing Health Care Environment, American Public Health Association (APHA) 127th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 9, 1999.
N Arzt, R Gubernick, S Salkowitz, and J Fischer, Successfully Using Technology to Help Community Health Advocates Ensure Quality Care in a Changing Health Care Environment, Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies National Conference, Seattle, WA, August 3, 1999.
N Arzt, R Gubernick, and A Wishner, Web-based Immunization Education, 33rd National Immunization Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23, 1999.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Registry Project Assessment Cookbook, 33rd National Immunization Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23, 1999.
N Arzt, Web Security Solutions, CUMREC99, San Antonio, TX, May 11, 1999.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Reassessing Your Registry Direction: Strategies for Moving Forward with Registry Projects, “All Kids Count” Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, April 28, 1999.
N Arzt, S Salkowitz, and R Gubernick, A Collaborative Approach to Systems Design for a Community-based Maternal/Child Agency Operating in a Managed Care Environment, American Public Health Association (APHA) 126th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 17, 1998.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, The Final Chapter: Managing the Technical, Financial, and Political Complexities of Immunization Registry Deployment and Sustainability, 32nd National Immunization Conference, Atlanta, GA, July 21, 1998.
N Arzt, Standards for Web Browser Security, “All Kids Count” Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 8, 1998.
N Arzt, The Current State of Web Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security, American Public Health Association (APHA) 125th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 12, 1997.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Participation in Developer’s Demonstrations of Advances in Registry Technology, 31st National Immunization Conference, Detroit, MI, May 21, 1997.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Poster Session entitled Lessons Learned About Data Standards and Quality Assurance From Pilot Immunization Registry, 31st National Immunization Conference, Detroit, MI, May 21, 1997.
N Arzt, Security and Deployment Challenges of Hospital Access to Registries Through the Internet, “All Kids Count” Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 3, 1997.
N Arzt and S Salkowitz, Promoting the Internet in Public Health: New Jersey’s Experience, American Public Health Association (APHA) 124th Annual Meeting, New York City, November 18, 1996.
N Arzt, INPHO On the Internet: A Wide-area Network Solution?, 2nd National CDC INPHO Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 1996.
N Arzt, ResNet: Student Residence Networking at the University of Pennsylvania, QUESTnet96, Townsville, Australia, July 1996.
N Arzt, Campus Data Networking Architecture: A Process As Well As a Product, QUESTnet 96, Townsville, Australia, July 1996.
N Arzt, Internet 101: An Overview of Internet Resources and Functionality, Delaware Valley Health Care Information and Management Systems Society, Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 1996.
N Arzt, Electronic Laboratory Surveillance: System Security Functions Presentation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, February 28, 1996.
N Arzt, State Immunization Information System (SIIS) Developer’s Workshop: System Security Functions Presentation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, August 2, 1995.
N Arzt, C Shull, and D Updegrove, Distributed Computing at Penn: Observations from the Not-so-bleeding Edge, CAUSE Northeast Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 1995.
N Arzt, Penn’s Project Cornerstone: Building a Principles-based Systems Architecture in Conjunction with Business Reengineering, IngresWorld 93, Santa Clara, CA, May 1993.
Academic Guest Lectures
N Arzt, Concepts to Support Health Information Systems, Tufts University School of Medicine, Health Informatics and Analytics (HIA) Program, HIA 204 Health Information Systems, Standards and Clinical Decision Support, Fall 2019.
N Arzt, Case Studies in Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Tufts University School of Medicine, Health Informatics and Analytics (HIA) Program, HIA 204 Health Information Systems, Standards and Clinical Decision Support, Fall 2019.
N Arzt, Health Information Systems Interoperability, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, 315.708.81: Health Information Technology Standards and Systems Interoperability, Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
N Arzt, Overview of Public Health Systems, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, 315.707.81: Introduction to Biomedical and Public Health Informatics, Fall 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
N Arzt, Health Information Systems Interoperability, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, 600.708: Health Information Technology Standards and System Interoperability, December 2, 2009.
N Arzt, Case Studies in Public Health Informatics: Person-oriented Systems, Claremont Graduate University, School of Information Systems and Technology, HIM 381: Public Health Informatics, March 26, 2009.
N Arzt, Standards and Interoperability for Public Health, Claremont Graduate University, School of Information Systems and Technology, HIM 381: Public Health Informatics, March 12, 2009.
N Arzt, Health Information Systems Interoperability, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, 600.708: Health Information Technology Standards and System Interoperability, December 8, 2008.
N Arzt, Health Information Systems Interoperability, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Informatics, 600.708: Health Information Technology Standards and System Interoperability, October 15, 2007.