Background The future of notifiable condition reporting in the United States is undergoing a
transformation with the increasing development of Health Information Exchanges which …

Background Most public health agencies expect reporting of diseases to be initiated by
hospital, laboratory or clinic staff even though so-called passive approaches are known to …

Objective. We examined completeness, an attribute of data quality, in the context of
electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) of notifiable disease information to public health …

Background Health information exchange (HIE) is the electronic sharing of data and
information between clinical care and public health entities. Previous research has shown …

Notifiable disease surveillance systems provide essential data for infectious disease
prevention and control programs at the local, state, and national levels. Given that reporting …

Strong notifiable disease surveillance systems are essential for disease control. We sought
to determine if a brief informational session between clinic and health department …

ContextNotifiable disease surveillance is essential to rapidly identify and respond to
outbreaks so that further illness can be prevented. Automating reports from clinical …

Objective. Notifiable disease surveillance systems are critical for communicable disease
control, and accurate and timely reporting of hospitalized patients who represent the most …

Objectives. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act encourages the meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology. A …

Objective To evaluate the completeness and timeliness of the Colorado statewide Web-
based system for reporting notifiable diseases, called the Colorado Electronic Disease …