Dr. William A. Yasnoff will address the challenges of developing and implementing a Health Information Infrastructure (HII), "an information architecture that includes a longitudinal, person-based, integrated data repository.”

Yasnoff will present his work on creating a network of community repositories of medical record information, paid for and controlled by patients, known as Health Record Banks. These record banks will be crucial as the nation moves forward in constructing a Health Information Infrastructure.

Dr. Yasnoff, a well-known national leader in health informatics, heads a consulting firm that helps communities and organizations successfully develop health information infrastructure systems and solutions, and universities to organize and grow academic informatics programs. As Senior Advisor of the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII), he initiated and organized activities leading to the President's creation of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, establishing the NHII as a widely- recognized national goal.

Author of over 350 publications and presentations, Dr. Yasnoff earned his Ph.D. in computer science and M.D. from Northwestern, has an honorary DrPH from the University of Louisville, and is an elected Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.

The Bartels Health Informatics Lecture Series is offered jointly by the School of Information and the School of Public Health. These brown bag lectures are open to all.