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  • The Biosurveillance Resource Directory - A One-Stop Shop for Systems, Sources, and Tools

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    Local, national, and global infectious disease surveillance systems have been implemented to meet the demands of monitoring, detecting, and reporting disease outbreaks and prevalence. Varying surveillance goals and geographic reach have led to… read more
    … from websites, peer-reviewed literature, government documents, and subject-matter expert consultations. … from websites, peer-reviewed literature, government documents, and subject-matter expert consultations. …
  • Electronic case reporting of STIs: Are non-existent codes the reason for missing information?

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    Under the CDC STD Surveillance Network (SSuN) Part B grant, WA DOH is testing eICR of sexually transmitted infections (STI) with a clinical partner. Existing standard vocabulary codes were identified to represent previously-identified information… read more
    … case reporting (eICR) relying on Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs) exported from our clinical partner’s … case reporting (eICR) relying on Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs) exported from our clinical partner’s …
  • Where are the data? Accuracy of automated EHR reporting

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    Over 300 independent practices transmit monthly quality reports to a data warehouse using an automated process to summarize patient information into quality measures. All practices have implemented an EHR that captures clinical information to be… read more
    … A total of 82 small practices received training on document- ing in the EHR to maximize performance on quality … Despite train- ing, providers do not consistently document smoking status as intended by the EHR interface …
  • Design and development of a standards-based model to publish public health reporting criteria

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    State laws mandate clinicians and laboratories to report occurrences of reportable diseases to public health entities. For this purpose, a set of case-reporting specifications are published and maintained by public health departments… read more
    … using standards, we reviewed existing HL7-structured documents including the Clinical Document Architecture. The knowledge management system …
  • Building Meaningful Use Reporting Infrastructure In NH Through Partnerships

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    Under the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Rule, hospitals are eligible to receive incentive payments from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services provided they meet certain requirements including Meaningful Use (MU). Demonstrating… read more
    … with the NH Regional Extension Center (REC) to host MU guidance and brokered with Orion Health, the Office of the … integrated with the NH HIE. The MU REC website provided guidance, FAQs, state rules and allowed NH DPHS to commu- …
  • Surveillance System Evaluations Provide Evidence to Improve Public Health Practice

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    A simplified syndromic surveillance system, based on early detection and reporting of four core syndromes and immediate reporting of unusual events, was established across PICTs in 2010. An early evaluation of the system was undertaken to make… read more
    … to improve public health practice. This presentation documents how knowledge gathered through a syndromic … to improve public health practice. This presentation documents how knowledge gathered through a syndromic …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments

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    In 2007-2008, the authors surveyed public health officials in 59 state, territorial, and selected large local jurisdictions in the United States regarding their conduct and use of syndromic surveillance. Fifty-two (88%) responded, representing areas… read more
    … registry of syndromic surveillance systems. Based on this guidance, we designed a survey instru- ment (Appendix II) … http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get- document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040247&ct=1. 13. Buehler …
  • Post-Katrina Situational Awareness in North Carolina

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    The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) is the early event detection system that serves public health users across North Carolina. One important data source for this system is North… read more
    … results of each report were exported into an electronic document, which was emailed to staff at the DPH. This report …