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Collaborative development of use cases for geospatially enabling a health information exchange
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Given the clear relationship between spatial contexts and health, the Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics (ICEPHI) aims to serve both the needs of public health researchers and practitioners by… read more… information exchanges, the Indiana Network for Patient Care, with well-established community information systems … information exchanges, the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC),2 with well-established community information … information exchanges, the Indiana Network for Patient Care, with well-established community information systems … -
Accuracy of ICD Codes for Identification: Review of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis
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Administrative data refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health information, including diagnoses and problem lists, laboratory and diagnostic tests, and medications. Established… read more… refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health … identify cases for the creation of cohorts in examining care delivery, screening, prevalence, and risk factors. … refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health … -
Evaluating Notifiable Disease Reporting by Providers: Analysis of Data Element Completeness
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Completeness of public health information is essential for the accurate assessment of community health progress and disease surveillance. Yet challenges persist with respect to the level of completeness that public health agencies receive in reports… read more… health agencies receive in reports submitted by health care providers. Missing and incomplete data can jeopardize … health agencies receive in reports submitted by health care providers. Missing and incomplete data can jeopardize … -
Effect of Electronic Health Record Systems Access on Communicable Disease Report Completeness
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Disease surveillance is a core public health (PH) function. To manage and adjudicate cases of suspected notifiable disease, PH workers gather data elements about persons, clinical care, and providers from various clinical sources, including… read more… PH workers gather data elements about persons, clinical care, and providers from various clinical sources, including … PH workers gather data elements about persons, clinical care, and providers from various clinical sources, including … -
Quality of Data Used for Syndromic Surveillance
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Nearly all of the myriad activities (or use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) involve generating, collecting, storing, analyzing, or sharing data about individual patients or… read more… use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) … use cases) in clinical and public health (e.g., patient care, surveillance, community health assessment, policy) … -
Using Information Entropy to Monitor Chief Complaint Characteristics and Quality
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Health care processes consume increasing volumes of digital data. However, creating and leveraging high quality integrated health data is challenging because large-scale health data derives from systems where data is captured from varying workflows… read more… Health care processes consume increasing volumes of digital data. … Health care processes consume increasing volumes of digital data. … -
Towards Estimation of Electronic Laboratory Reporting Volumes in a Meaningful Use World
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to incentivize hospitals and physicians to become meaningful users of electronic health record (EHR) systems. In a final rule issued… read more… estimation difficult. The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), a regional health information exchange, has … estimation difficult. The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), a regional health information exchange, has … -
Clinical Versus Public Health Perceptions of Notifiable Disease Reporting Burden
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The importance transmitting clinical information to public health for disease surveillance is well-documented. Conventional reporting processes require health care providers to complete paper-based notifiable condition reports which are transmitted… read more… Conventional reporting processes require health care providers to complete paper-based notifiable condition … Conventional reporting processes require health care providers to complete paper-based notifiable condition …