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  • Evaluating Ascertainment of Hepatitis C Cases and Deaths by Electronically Linking Surveillance and Vital Statistics Data in Utah

    Content Type: Abstract

    While HCV infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in the United States, deaths due to HCV may not be detected well in Utah’s surveillance system. New interferon-free drugs for HCV can result in virologic cure with limited… read more
    … be increasingly important that public health accurately document the prevalence of HCV and outcomes, such as death, … be increasingly important that public health accurately document the prevalence of HCV and outcomes, such as death, …
  • Sharing Public Health Information with Non-Public Health Partners

    Content Type: Abstract

    Automated Electronic Disease Surveillance has become a common tool for most public health practitioners. Users of these systems can analyze and visualize data coming from hospitals, schools, and a variety of sources to determine the health of their… read more
    … however, can be difficult due to lack of secure tools and guidance policies. This abstract describes the development … however, can be difficult due to lack of secure tools and guidance policies. This abstract describes the development …
  • An Informatics Framework to Support Surveillance System Interoperability in Minnesota

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) needs to be able to collect, use, and share clinical, individual-level health data electronically in secure and standardized ways in order to optimize surveillance capabilities, support public health goals,… read more
    … Objective To create an informatics framework and provide guidance to help Minnesota’s public health surveillance … Objective To create an informatics framework and provide guidance to help Minnesota’s public health surveillance …
  • A Health Department's Collaborate Model for Disease Surveillance Capacity Building

    Content Type: Abstract

    Public Health departments are increasingly called upon to be innovative in quality service delivery under a dwindling resource climate as highlighted in several publications of the Institute of Medicine. Collaboration with other entities in the… read more
    … collaborative opportunities for capacity development and document the implications for chronic disease surveillance … collaborative opportunities for capacity development and document the implications for chronic disease surveillance …
  • Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of HL7 records received in BioSense do not provide a Visit ID. As a result, BioSense data processing rules use the patient ID, facility ID and earliest date in… read more
    … Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of … 09/28/2017 - 09:21 … Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of …
  • Automated Collection of Electronic Health Record Healthy Weight Data for Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Clinical data captured in electronic health records (EHR) for patient health care could be used for chronic disease surveillance, helping to inform and prioritize interventions at a state or community level. While there has been significant progress… read more
    … public health concern. Both HL7 v.2.5.12 and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) messages3 can be used to … public health concern. Both HL7 v.2.5.12 and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) messages3 can be used to …
  • Environmental Public Health Tracking: Success Stories from a Collaborative Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Understanding how exposure to hazards in our environment (air, water, food and surroundings) affects our health is critical to understanding causes of many chronic and acute diseases and to planning and implementing appropriate response and… read more
    … between these factors. The program funds and provides guidance to 24 state and local health departments to develop … between these factors. The program funds and provides guidance to 24 state and local health departments to develop …
  • Implementation of a Syndromic Surveillance Pilot Program in Selected Cattle Markets in Texas, USA

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of livestock animals at points of concentration, such as livestock markets, has the potential to provide early detection of endemic, zoonotic, transboundary, environmental, and newly emerging animal diseases and to identify… read more
    … animals for clinical signs of disease, but do not usually document the number of cattle or clinical signs observed. … animals for clinical signs of disease, but do not usually document the number of cattle or clinical signs observed. …