Q&A
OCME's data sharing practices with DOHMH and H+H
1:25:38
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Council Member Lynn Schulman inquires about how OCME shares critical toxicology data and emerging trends with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H). Robert Van Pelt explains OCME's data sharing practices.
- OCME meets regularly with colleagues from DOHMH and H+H
- They participate in the RxStat Initiative, a multi-agency group of 30 agencies working together since 2012
- The DIG tracks opioid trends and suspected opioid deaths prior to death certification
- OCME shares these trends with partner agencies to coordinate efforts and avoid duplication
Lynn Schulman
1:25:38
Right.
1:25:38
Thank you.
1:25:38
How does OCME share critical toxicology data and emergent emerging trends, with DOHMH and H and H in real time to inform public health alerts or crin clinical practice adjustments?
Robert Van Pelt
1:25:51
Great.
1:25:51
Thank you for that question.
1:25:52
So we meet regularly with our colleagues at, Department of Health and also H and H.
1:25:57
We also meet with them through the RxStat Initiative.
1:26:00
So that is, it's a multiagency group that started in 2012, and now it's up to 30 agencies that work with this.
1:26:07
The dig tracks, opioid, trends, suspected opioid deaths trends and and, prior to, death certification, and we share those trends with our colleagues.
1:26:19
And so we meet regularly with them and, we we we, talk about pro program initiatives and trends and ways to, do, not duplicate efforts.