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A Comparison of Clinical Surveillance Systems in New York City
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The widespread adoption of Electronic Health Records and the formation of Health Information Exchanges has opened up new possibilities for public health monitoring. Since 2009, The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)… read more… (the Hub) of 740 New York City ambulatory practices all using proprietary software from one EHR vendor … accesses data collected by Healthix, the largest NYC HIE. This study compares these two models for potential … other accessing data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). 3 views Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on Mon, … -
Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification
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As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more… (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika … with CZS suggest that some cases are being missed due to identification and diagnosis of the condition after … (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika …