The model being piloted will use automation to guide the activities of inspectors at the restaurant site, improving the quality of inspections by further standardizing the inspection approach. They will print out reports that contain consistent language, have improved legibility, and contain complete citations of relevant Health Code sections. They will drastically reduce the inspectors' writing time through the use of computerized menus of inspection findings and health code citations. We hope to demonstrate that the use of handhelds can raise the number of inspections per day per sanitarian from 3.5 to 5. Conduct health and safety inspections at child care sites.
Issue permits for child care sites.
Provide case management, nutrition, and child care services, as part of a citywide effort to reduce New York City's infant mortality rate. Establish an immunization registry which includes all children born in the city. All immunizations administered in Department clinics, including those being administered by the Health and Hospitals Corporation, are captured by our Patient Information and Billing system, which produces reports used in program oversight. In addition, the vendor provides on-line access to a client's immunization history, including immunizations administered in any DOH clinical program since the mid 1980s. This is used to eliminate the need for lengthy searches of manual records and to avoid administering unnecessary immunizations.