Integrating Clinical Practice and Public Health Surveillance Using Electronic Medical Record Systems
Authors:
- Michael KlompasMKMichael Klompas
- Jason McVettaJMJason McVetta
- Ross LazarusRLRoss Lazarus
- Emma EgglestonEEEmma Eggleston
- Gillian HaneyGHGillian Haney
- Benjamin A. KruskalBKBenjamin A. Kruskal
- W. Katherine YihWYW. Katherine Yih
- Patricia DalyPDPatricia Daly
- Paul OppedisanoPOPaul Oppedisano
- Brianne BeaganBBBrianne Beagan
- Michael LeeMLMichael Lee
- Chaim KirbyCKChaim Kirby
- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 102 (S3) , S325-S332
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. We describe 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.Keywords
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