Implementing a network for electronic surveillance reporting from public health reference laboratories: an international perspective.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bean, N. H. ; Martin, S. M.
• Description:
  Electronic data reporting from public health laboratories to a central site provides a mechanism for public health officials to rapidly identify problems and take action to prevent further spread of disease. However, implementation of reference laboratory systems is much more complex than simply adopting new technology, especially in international settings. We describe three major areas to be considered by international organizations for successful implementation of electronic reporting systems from public health reference laboratories: benefits of electronic reporting, planning for system implementation (e.g., support, resources, data analysis, country sovereignty), and components of system initiation (e.g., authority, disease definition, feedback, site selection, assessing readiness, problem resolution). Our experience with implementation of electronic public health laboratory data management and reporting systems in the United States and working with international organizations to initiate similar efforts demonstrates that successful reference laboratory reporting can be implemented if surveillance issues and components are planned.
• Subjects:
  Clinical Laboratory Information Systems Communicable Diseases Disease Notification Humans International Agencies Laboratories Medical Records Systems, Computerized Population Surveillance Program Development Public Health Research Article

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(5):773-779.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0d025c73ba32d2b3b6baef58c19cf238e50206e5b895c4161fdfa270de976709
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3342/cdc_3342_DS1.pdf
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