Accessing Patient Health Information During Disasters with PULSE

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

Speaker(s)

Rachel L. Abbey, MPH

Public Health Analyst
Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

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Debbie Condrey, BS

Chief Information Officer
The Sequoia Project, Inc.
Kristen P. Finne, BA

Director, HHS emPOWER Program/Senior Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/Emergency Management and Medical Operations
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Lauren Walsh Knieser, DrPH MPH

Director
Audacious Inquiry

PULSE — the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies — is a nationwide health IT disaster response platform that authorizes disaster healthcare volunteers, including first responders, to access vital patient health information. This session features a PULSE demonstration, will, share tools and resources, and outline how states and localities can leverage PULSE in their communities.