Data Governance

VDH Forms Council to Align Statewide Data Modernization Priorities

With support from PHIG, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) formed a Data Modernization Advisory Council (DMAC) in July 2025. VDH secured leadership buy-in by developing concise core messages that underscored the importance of data modernization…

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PHIG Funding + Interoperable Systems in South Carolina

On the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Edward Simmer, the interim director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how his department is using PHIG.

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Illinois Leverages PHIG for Innovative Clinical Tools and Predictive Analytics

PHIG funding helped the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) take its cloud-based data infrastructure further. A formal data-sharing agreement between IDPH and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is improving insights into Medicaid populations. In response to…

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Illinois Upgrades Data Infrastructure to Improve Speed and Integration

With support from PHIG, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) migrated its Master Person Index to the Snowflake cloud platform, improving record-matching speed by up to eight times and enabling the processing of 2 million…

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Minnesota Uses PHIG for Data Modernization and its Workforce

On the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, commissioner of health for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses how her department is using PHIG.

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