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Towards Interoperability for Public Health Surveillance: Experiences from Two States
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
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 -
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 -
Timeliness of Chlamydia Laboratory and Provider Reports: A Modern Perspective
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Timeliness of reports sent by laboratories and providers is a continuous challenge for disease surveillance and management. Public health organizations often collect communicable disease reports with various degrees of timeliness raising the concern… read more -
Return to Public Health- Undeliverable letters of Communicable Disease Patients
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Preventing communicable disease spread is a primary objective for public health (PH). Reaching contagious people in a timely manner is essential to limit disease spread. Notifying patients of their infectious status also serves as an official… read more -
Review of the 2016 ISDS Annual Conference: Continuing the Momentum
Content Type: Webinar
ISDS is kicking off the year with a webinar to review highlights from the 2016 Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA. If you attended the conference, we invite you to come share and learn more about initiatives sprung from the conference, and to discuss… read more