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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. … -
A model for flu outbreak surveillance that describes the time lag for data reporting from the first presentation of a case to diagnosis
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Reporting notifiable conditions to public health authorities by health-care providers and laboratories is fundamental to the prevention, control, and monitoring of population-based disease. To successfully develop community… read more… An influenza diagnosis is based on the CDC definition. All messages for patients in the Marion County area were … of infectious diseases by clinicians. JAMA 1989;262:3018–26. 2 Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health … -
Patient Management System Programmed Alert to Notify Providers of Suspected TB Cases
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An increase in tuberculosis (TB) among homeless men residing in Marion County, Indiana was noticed in the summer of 2008. The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) hosted screening events at homeless shelters in hopes of finding… read more… were performed as requested but the patient records did not indicate if the procedure was prompted due to the alert or because the patient presented with … is underway to better understand why these encounters did not provide a notification to the MCPHD. Several MCPHD … -
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 …