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State and Local Health Agency Engagement in HIE: A Cross-Sectional Survey
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There is growing interest in leveraging available health information exchange (HIE) infrastructures to improve public health surveillance (1). The Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health Act and Meaningful Use criteria for… read more… in leveraging available health information exchange (HIE) infrastructures to improve public health surveillance … centers, counties, states and regions (2). While several HIE infrastructures exist (3), there is little evidence on the engagement in HIE initiatives by state and local health agencies. … -
Enhancing Provider Reporting of Notifiable Diseases using HIE-enabled Decision Support
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Traditionally, public health agencies (PHAs) wait for hospital, laboratory or clinic staff to initiate case reports. However, this passive approach is burdensome for reporters and produces incomplete and delayed reports, which can hinder assessment… read more… record (EHR) systems and health information exchange (HIE) among clinical organizations and systems, driven by … record (EHR) systems and health information exchange (HIE) among clinical organizations and systems, driven by … Enhancing Provider Reporting of Notifiable Diseases using HIE-enabled Decision Support … -
Towards Interoperability for Public Health Surveillance: Experiences from Two States
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The use of health information systems to electronically deliver clinical data necessary for notifiable disease surveillance is growing. For health information systems to be effective at improving population surveillance functions, semantic… read more… claim to support LOINC and SNOMED CT on their company websites and in marketing materials, and systems certified … claim to support LOINC and SNOMED CT on their company websites and in marketing materials, and systems certified … -
Using Electronic Health Records for Public Health Hypertension Surveillance
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Hypertension (HTN) is a highly prevalent chronic condition and strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. HTN is amenable to prevention and control through public and population health programs and policies. Therefore, public and population… read more… The current study evaluated EHR data from a large, mature HIE as an alternative to community-based surveys for timely, … data from a community-based health information exchange (HIE) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System … The current study evaluated EHR data from a large, mature HIE as an alternative to community-based surveys for timely, … -
An Evaluation of Electronic Laboratory Data Quality and a Health Information Exchange
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Electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) was demonstrated just over a decade ago to be an effective method to improve the timeliness of reporting as well as the number of reports submitted to public health agencies. The quality of data (inc.… read more… of data (inc. completeness) in information systems across all industries and organizations is often poor, and … (including completeness) in information systems across all industries and organizations is often poor (2), and … data received from clinical information systems and an HIE using the method; and (3) comparing the completeness of … -
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… contextual data, an ongoing process for geocoding all clinical data is being developed that links the … are further developed and prioritized. Potential uses of de-identified and aggregated health information by … in Park City, UT, USA on 1–2 December 2010. References 1 Diez Roux AV, Mair C. Neighborhoods and health. Ann N YAcad …