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  • What do GPs Want in Return from a Syndromic Surveillance System?

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    In the Northern part of Norway, all General Practitioners (GPs) and hospitals use electronic health records (EHR). They are connected via an independent secure IP-network called the Norwegian Health Network. The newly developed “Snow… read more
    … sound. One of the reasons for user resistance is lack of user involvement and bad design. The more … sound [2]. One of the reasons for user resistance is lack of user involvement and bad design. The more … sound. One of the reasons for user resistance is lack of user involvement and bad design. The more …
  • Integrating medical examiner data in Utah

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    The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. … read more
    … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require …
  • Integrating Medical Examiner Data in Utah

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) is a statewide system for investigation of sudden and unexpected death in Utah. OME, in the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), certified over 2000 of the 13,920 deaths in Utah in 2008. Information from OME… read more
    … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require … studies and surveillance activities are hindered by the lack of systems integration in UDOH and often require …
  • One Health Approach through interactive Urban Health Governance Framework in a Smart city, India

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    Smart governance refers to the emergence of joint action by the health and non-health sectors, public and private actors and citizens. Although, there are growing literature on governance and its potential impact on health, major challenges on… read more
    … the combination of high population density, poverty and lack of infrastructure have more side effects and fostering … health policy, planning, health needs etc. There is also lack of information sharing or collaborations between the … the combination of high population density, poverty and lack of infrastructure have more side effects and fostering …
  • Transforming Public Health Surveillance Through Open Public Health Information

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    Public health practice that prevents, detects, and responds to communicable and noncommunicable disease threats is hindered by poor access to public health data and information. This includes timely sharing of case-based information, respecting… read more
    … or even hoarded; this is a failed approach. This lack of transparency prevents information availability when … The goal of this editorial is to shed light on the lack of transparency that exists in the sharing of Public … or even hoarded; this is a failed approach. This lack of transparency prevents information availability when …
  • Implementation of a Facility Based County Surveillance System Using Epi Info

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    Surveillance in nursing homes (Enserink et al., 2011) and day care facilities (Enserink et al., 2012) has been conducted in the Netherlands, but is not commonly practiced in the United States (Buehler et al., 2008). Outbreaks of illnesses within… read more
    … is likely that many outbreaks are going unreported due to lack of awareness of the reporting requirements by facility … is likely that many outbreaks are going unreported due to lack of awareness of the reporting requirements by facility …
  • Increasing Outbreak Detection Power by Data Transformations

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    Syndromic surveillance involves the analysis of time series of health indicators to identify changes in disease patterns. To this end, statistical modeling is used to reduce systematic data variation. Still, there is variation that cannot be… read more
    … Burkom, 2011; Reis, Kohane and Mandl, 2007). However, we lack systematic criteria for applying data transformations, … Burkom, 2011; Reis, Kohane and Mandl, 2007). However, we lack systematic criteria for applying data transformations, …
  • Development and Piloting of National Injury Surveillance System of Sri Lanka

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    In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this data need, in 2006, Sri Lanka's Trauma Secretariat piloted an Injury Surveillance System (ISS) in four hospitals. This comprised… read more
    … In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this … In Sri Lanka, a major drawback in injury prevention is the lack of complete, accurate and timely data. To fulfill this …