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Mitigating data collection challenges with adaptive frameworks
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Electronic disease surveillance systems can be extremely valuable tools; however, a critical step in system implementation is collection of data. Without accurate and complete data, statistical anomalies that are detected hold little meaning. Many… read more… A Poku et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 58 for those challenges to define the … for data collection. BMC Proc 2008;2 (Suppl 3):SS. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1753-6561/2/ S3/S5. 2 Ashar R, Lewis S, Blazes DL, … -
HAIISS Data Warehouse (HDW)FA new data access architecture for ESSENCE in the VA
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The data elements required for the proper functionality of VA’s ESSENCE system are all currently available within VA’s 128 VistA systems. These data are made available to VA’s ESSENCE system via a series of complicated MUMPS extraction routines,… read more… et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 52 routines on a daily interval. With … Health Threats Journal A Mostaghimi et al. 2011, 4:s140 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 53 … -
SAGES: a suite of freely available software tools for electronic disease surveillance in resource-limited settings
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Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to global public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 1100 epidemic events worldwide in the last 5 years alone. Recently, the emergence of the… read more… Lewis et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 43 welcomes inquiries on the SAGES tools … Health Threats Journal SL Lewis et al. 2011, 4:s93 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 44 …