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Integrating clinical practice and public health surveillance using electronic medical record systems.

Submitted by holger on Thu, 2012/06/28 - 13:07
TitleIntegrating clinical practice and public health surveillance using electronic medical record systems.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsKlompas, M, McVetta, J, Lazarus, R, Eggleston, E, Haney, G, Kruskal, BA, Yih, KW, Daly, P, Oppedisano, P, Beagan, B, Lee, M, Kirby, C, Heisey-Grove, D, DeMaria, A, Platt, R
JournalAm J Prev Med
Volume42
Issue6 Suppl 2
PaginationS154-62
Date Published2012 Jun
ISSN1873-2607
Abstract

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have rich potential to improve integration between primary care and the public health system at the point of care. EMRs make it possible for clinicians to contribute timely, clinically detailed surveillance data to public health practitioners without changing their existing workflows or incurring extra work. New surveillance systems can extract raw data from providers' EMRs, analyze them for conditions of public health interest, and automatically communicate results to health departments. The current paper describes a model EMR-based public health surveillance platform called Electronic Medical Record Support for Public Health (ESP). The ESP platform provides live, automated surveillance for notifiable diseases, influenza-like illness, and diabetes prevalence, care, and complications. Results are automatically transmitted to state health departments.

DOI10.1016/j.amepre.2012.04.005
Alternate JournalAm J Prev Med
PubMed ID22704432
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