Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE) Workflow Analysis

Authors

  • Timothy Dasey Chemical and Biological Defense Systems, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Heyley Davison Reynolds Chemical and Biological Defense Systems, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Nancy Nurthen DTRA Chemical & Biological Technologies Directorate
  • Christopher Kiley DTRA Chemical & Biological Technologies Directorate
  • John Silva Silva Consulting Services, LLC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4472

Abstract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate (DTRA CB) is funding the development of the Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE). Biosurveillance operational capability gaps were analyzed through work process discussions with several disease surveillance organizations. Two meta-workflows were evident. In the first type, epidemiologists identify and characterize health-impacting events to enable community-level responses to the event. The second type is more focused on informing leadership and response in the form of policy modification. Analysts described features of a future biosurveillance environment that they wish were available in various categories: data, enhanced search, verification, analytics, collaboration and communication, and archival.

Author Biography

Timothy Dasey, Chemical and Biological Defense Systems, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Tim Dasey is currently the Leader of the Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Systems Group at M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. He has been with MIT-LL since 1991, after graduating with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University, where he specialized in machine intelligent medical pattern recognition. His Group of 60+ researchers develops advanced CBD solutions bridging a diverse set of technical disciplines. In addition the Group is developing advanced solutions in health informatics, serious games, and video analytics. Tim has been most instrumental in the development of decision support systems in multiple domains, including air traffic control, disaster management, law enforcement, and public health. Tim is author of dozens of publications covering multiple fields.

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Published

2013-03-24

How to Cite

Dasey, T., Davison Reynolds, H., Nurthen, N., Kiley, C., & Silva, J. (2013). Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE) Workflow Analysis. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4472

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Oral Presentations: System Resources and Assessment