Policies associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (healthcare reform) share a symbiotic relationship with health informatics at public health organizations. Effective use of analytical tools is crucial to the efficient management of public health data and improved health outcomes, which is one of the goals of healthcare reform mandates.

• What is the impact of health reform and its associated mandates on the growth of the practice of public health informatics in the United States?

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