Introduction to the Public Health Uniform National Data System (PHUND$)
November 3, 2013
Jan WilhoitProgram Manager – PHUND$/Profile StudyNACCHO
Overview
• What is PHUND$?
• Overview of the project
• History
• Current status
• Future plans
What is PHUND$?
• Web-based public health financial data collection and analysis portal hosted by NACCHO
• Provides LHDs with timely, reliable and uniform data to support assessment and decision-making
• LHDs enter financial and demographic data, and PHUND$ generates:
− Ratio and trend analysis− Dashboard− Benchmarking against peer agencies − Analysis of program financial performance
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Benchmarking
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Ratio & Trend Analysis
PHUND$ Aids LHDs by Addressing:
• What expenses need to be reined in?
• Are administrative cost reasonable?
• How diversified are agency revenues?
• Can declines in revenues be forecasted?
• What are demographic and economic indicators that could
impact agency financial status?
• What are Trends in revenues and expenditures?
• How many programs must be subsidized because they can
not operate fully from dedicated or self-generated revenues?
Overview of PHUND$ Project
• 2006 – 2012• Development of a ratio & trend analysis tool • Demonstrations and testing of tool in: Florida, Ohio, North
Carolina, Kansas, West Virginia, and Kentucky• Development of PHUND$ web-based portal
• October – November 2012• Beta test of PHUND$ web-based portal
• January 2013• PHUND$ live launch
• 2013• Statewide trainings: Washington, Nebraska, Maryland• One-on-one TA with PHUND$ Users• County LHD comparative analysis for North Dakota• NACCHO Annual – presentation and users workshop
Overview of PHUND$ Project
Current Status
•As of 11/3/2013 ~ 250 Approved Users - LHDs from 40 states
•Ongoing activities:
• Outreach and engagement
• Technical assistance
• User conference calls
• Overview presentations
• State-wide trainings, demonstrations, workshops
Overview of the Project
Future Plans•State-wide training sessions
•Annual report
•PHUND$ 2.0:• Updates based on user feedback• Revisions to data fields based on usage
• State upload feature•Development of ratios as standards to measure financial health of public health agencies
Thank youQuestions, Requests, TA
Please contact the PHUND$ team at:
or
Jan Wilhoit, [email protected]
202-783-5551
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