2024-04-01 16:58
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2024-03-05 17:19
By Crystal Maertens
This article covers a topic that is part of Champ Software’s Expert Webinar series, in which subject matter experts present on trending or urgent public health t… Read More
2024-02-06 16:53
By Crystal Maertens
This article covers a topic that is part of Champ Software’s Expert Webinar series, in which subject matter experts present on trending or urgent public health t… Read More
2023-12-14 23:01
The Challenge
As a long-time Nightingale Notes user, Horizon Public Health depends on the system to help them deliver care over a large geographic area that requires significant travel. T… Read More
2023-12-14 17:46
By Crystal Maerten
Youth vaping is a pressing concern in public health. Vaping devices, once perceived as a safer alternative to traditional smoking, have found their way into schools and… Read More
2023-12-14 16:56
The Challenge
Del Norte County Public Health, located in a sparsely populated area of northern California, faces unique challenges due to its geographical isolation and struggling economy… Read More
2023-11-27 16:00
The Challenge
Cavalier County Health District is a single-county public health agency located in North Dakota near the Canadian border. The agency provides a diverse range of public healt… Read More
2022-05-11 21:53
You’re a public health administrator or director striving to reach the goals of Public Health 3.0, but did you know you may be missing the most vital tool you need? To accomplish… Read More
2021-07-30 17:06
Workflows are in use across a variety of industries but workflows benefit public health departments in particular. Public health department staff have many requirements and procedures to fol… Read More
2021-05-28 20:42
When public health captures standardized data by using an electronic health record (EHR) with a standardized taxonomy it gives public health professionals a powerful voice in the healthcare… Read More
2021-05-01 04:45
What is standardized terminology? If you’ve read our previous articles, you may already know, “a standardized terminology is simply a common language, nomenclature, classificatio… Read More
2021-02-19 23:27
What Is Standardized Terminology? As we’ve outlined in previous articles, a standardized terminology is simply a common language, nomenclature, classification, or taxonomy designed to… Read More
2021-02-04 00:33
Social Determinants of Health have increasingly filtered into the public health vocabulary over the past few years and, recently, featured prominently in the Healthy People 2030 framework. S… Read More
2020-10-30 19:35
Introduction: If you’ve been following our series on the revised essential services, then you may have read our previous article discussing how the EPHS fit in with other public health… Read More
2020-10-14 16:12
If you've been following this article series, you know we've been discussing the September 9, 2020 live reveal of the newly revised 10 Essential Public Health Services. In this article, we&r&hell…Read More
2020-10-09 20:06
If you read our previous article, "What is the value of the revised EPHS for Public Health, Tribal Health, and State Health Departments?" you know that we've been discussing the September 9… Read More
2020-09-25 20:13
If you are familiar with the history of the Essential Public Health Services (EPHS), you know that the EPHS were originally drafted 25 years ago. While the revision of the essential services… Read More
2020-07-10 19:15
The search for an electronic health record (EHR) that is right for your health department can be time consuming and, at times, overwhelming. You want to ensure you find an EHR that meets the… Read More
2020-05-19 20:09
COVID-19 has turned eyes towards public health like never before. Knowing what an opportunity this is for public health to help communities recognize the value their local health departments… Read More
2020-03-27 01:59
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) or Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) can usually be categorized as either "installed" or "web-based"/"cloud-based". An installed software is stored on your a… Read More
2019-12-19 20:30
What are ACEs? According to the CDC, “Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) such as experiencing violence, abuse… Read More
2019-06-05 20:36
In September, 2018, FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD addressed the growing use of e-cigarettes among teenagers as an epidemic. "Unfortunately, I now have good reason to believe that it's… Read More
2018-10-09 02:22
We hope you've been following our blog article series on public health as the community chief health strategist. If you read our recent blog article, "What is a Chief Health Strategist," the… Read More
2018-09-11 21:38
Public health practice is being enhanced and broadened as pioneering local public health departments shift focus to address social determinants of health (or upstream determinants of health)… Read More
2018-09-04 20:42
If you've read our article, "What is a Chief Health Strategist?" then you may be wondering why your health department should fill the role of the chief health strategist for your community… Read More
2018-08-29 13:25
Perhaps you’ve been surrounded lately by discussions about Healthy People 2020 or Public Health 3.0 and how your health department can achieve it. Public health practice is being… Read More
2018-08-24 20:29
If you're interested in learning a bit more about Public Health 3.0, you're not alone. While there are many health departments across the country already implementing the goals of Public Hea… Read More
2018-08-21 13:00
How to Employ Trauma-Informed Practice In Part 1 of this article, I shared about a webinar I attended on trauma-informed practice, hosted by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice o… Read More
2018-08-16 21:20
Our blog article entitled, "Public Health 3.0 or Public Health Modernization: What is it and What Does it Mean? (Part 2)" touched on ACEs, or Adverse Childhood Experiences, and how public he… Read More
2018-08-14 15:32
Part 1 of this article introduced our interview with David W. Pluymers, Assistant Director of Rock County Health Department in Wisconsin. We asked David to expand on his presentation at the… Read More
2018-08-09 17:15
We recently attended the February Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards Operations Conference. The conference centered around the idea of public health moder… Read More
2018-08-07 21:29
Quick Facts About the Opioid Crisis: In 2016, there were more than 63,600 drug overdose deaths in the US 40% of those deaths involved a prescription opioid More than 46 people die each day f… Read More
2018-04-05 08:51
Following our previous two articles about Safe Sleeping and the DGHD Home Infant Visitation Program, we wanted to follow up with the results of their project as reported to us by Joyce Richm… Read More
2018-04-02 08:15
As you know, as of January 13, 2018, home health agencies must comply with new Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Now is the time to review draft interpretive guidelines and to be… Read More
2018-03-29 08:50
Following on from our previous article about Safe Sleeping, we thought we’d take this opportunity to talk about how one Public Health Agency uses Nightingale Notes to help them identif… Read More
2018-03-27 15:00
Cindy Firme, RN, PHN (center of above photo) recently shared with Champ Software that Renville County Public Health’s Home Healthcare department received a successful home care survey… Read More
2018-03-23 11:18
This is the first of 3 articles about safe sleep for babies best practice, and how Nightingale Notes can help. Although the two may seem completely unrelated, we’ll explain how they ar… Read More
2018-03-23 09:26
It’s a good question, and one that you’re right to ask. Perhaps you’re thinking that you should take advantage of technology to: Increase the number of people who attend ap… Read More
2018-03-15 10:09
It seems that you can’t listen to the radio, turn on the TV, open a newspaper or browse a website without seeing or hearing some mention of the Opioid Crisis. With good reason. Did you… Read More
2018-03-02 05:15
At Champ Software's recent Expert Webinar, Gretchen Sampson, MPH, RN shared Polk County Health Department's journey through the accreditation process, including tips and resources for other… Read More
2018-02-14 12:36
If you’re involved with the planning and budgeting at your public health agency, then you’re likely to be aware of what strategic planning is, and how an EHR like Nightingale Not… Read More
2018-02-12 11:31
Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are a crucial piece of the data exchange puzzle. While HIE is a somewhat common term among public health personnel and many health workers are well-inform… Read More
2018-01-23 16:47
Following on from our Top 10 Nightingale Notes Features article, this time we’ll look at the Top 10 Nightingale Notes Benefits. 1.Built on the Omaha System Nightingale Notes EHR is bui… Read More
2018-01-23 15:55
If you’re evaluating different EHR systems for your public health agency and don’t really know what to look for, what’s important to you, and what you need to be aware of… Read More
2018-01-10 13:29
This articles answers the questions What Is The Omaha System and What Does It Offer You? Do you: Have little time to set everything else aside to research standardized terminologies and EHRs… Read More
2017-12-18 09:15
Nightingale Notes is your partner in improving community health. So, how does a public health EHR help to improve community health? The use of a common Electronic Health Record (EHR), such a… Read More
2017-12-14 15:13
Champ Software shares in the excitement of the Koble Group as they announce the addition of the Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN) to their HIE platform. What does this mean for Champ So… Read More
2017-12-08 15:52
So, what criteria should a Standardized Terminology meet? It’s a fair question, and follows on nicely from our previous articles about why Standardized Terminology is important and wha… Read More
2017-11-17 15:10
Does your documentation system provide you with a continuous stream of rich aggregated data, on all your: Employees? Programs? Pay sources? Clients? No? Then you’re likely to be missin… Read More
2017-11-14 10:39
We’re lucky to work alongside Karen Martin, RN, MSN, FAAN, Health Care Consultant, Martin Associates. For a change, instead of us asking her questions, she asked us our thoughts o… Read More
2017-11-10 23:12
One of our colleagues, Karen Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Director of the Omaha System Partnership, recently had the opportunity… Read More
2017-11-07 11:33
What is workforce development? The Wikipedia Workforce Development definition says it is: “an American approach to economic development, attempts to enhance a region's economic st… Read More
2017-11-03 15:23
To us, and the users of Nightingale Notes, in a public health agency setting, Performance Management is the process whereby an agency involves everyone, both as individuals and as group memb… Read More
2017-10-31 10:03
We talked previously about Why Standardized Terminology is Important and now we’ll talk about what it really means for public health agencies, and their clients. Interoperability… Read More
2017-09-19 20:34
Butler County Health Department in Kansas, a Nightingale Notes agency for three years, was caught up in a county-wide ransomware attack. The county’s data was held for an undisclosed r… Read More
2017-09-18 23:44
Health information technology is ever-changing, developing, and growing more sophisticated. While this technology empowers us to do our jobs better and more efficiently, it also brings its o… Read More
2017-09-05 20:26
Champ Software is pleased to announce that Karen Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, was chosen as a presenter during one of the afternoon sessions for the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference (MPPH… Read More
2017-07-14 10:07
What do you think of our new website? We’re excited and delighted to announce that our new website is live! The process involved lots of planning and preparation, and we’re glad… Read More
2017-04-06 21:43
Ottawa County, KS is situated in northcentral Kansas, right above the junction of interstates 70 and 135. The Ottawa County Health Department was founded in the early 1980s to serve the smal… Read More
2017-03-01 21:13
Kitsap Public Health District serves the population of Kitsap County, Washington (about 254,000 people, as of the 2013 census). Kitsap Public Health District has been a client of Champ Softw… Read More
2017-01-24 20:20
In March of 2016, Carlton County Public Health & Human Services in Minnesota went live with Nightingale Notes EHR and began using it regularly in their health and human services departme… Read More
2016-08-05 00:03
Introduction: Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, presented at Champ Software's Expert Webinar this April. Karen spoke o… Read More
2016-06-17 19:15
Pat Stewart, Director of Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services (DVHHS), has seen marked success in her ability to monitor DVHHS’s client data, provide continuity of care when h… Read More
2016-05-19 18:53
Article after article has been written about the challenges of Community Health. Very few of these articles disagree that true community health improvement starts upstream of hospitals and c… Read More
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