Federal Health Board

Infectious disease recognizes no national or physical boundary or treaty. Whether unleashed by a terrorist attack or a natural disaster, infectious diseases can be transmitted to any geographic location in the world in minutes. The prevention and control of known and new infectious diseases is imperative to preserving human health and safety, economic stability, and shared natural resources. Recognizing that no country alone can safeguard the world’s population, the Federal Health Board has initiated the creation of the Global Health Sharing Network.

The Global Health Sharing Network is envisioned as an international network for the voluntary exchange of experience and aggregated data related to health outcomes. Most countries – developed and developing – have established government funded entities to collect medical information to facilitate patient care, solicit financial and medical assistance, and implement health technology systems. Each country based on their specific need, situation, and ability prioritizes how and what information to collect. Some of the collected data is unique, some data is overlapping, but all of it, if freely shared, can help provide a more accurate picture of the world’s health, help identify potential threats, and assist in developing new treatments.

As the use of personal medical records becomes standard in other countries, the logical direction for our country is to create a National Health Outcomes Database that can standardize and collect data from all over the world. Our vision is that the Global Health Sharing Network will become a crucial part of the U.S. foreign policy and provide quality healthcare training to physicians and nurses utilizing telemedicine. To learn more about a National Health Outcomes Database, click here.

Countries with federalized health care systems such as Great Britain are ideal initiatory members due to having already in place national medical data collection systems. The Federal Health Board, the Kanter Family Foundation’s proposed national health care regulatory agency, is currently exploring potential partnerships and finalizing operating guidelines with several US allied countries. Formal agreements are expected to be signed and data will begin being exchanged in mid-2009.