A Timeliness Study of Disease Surveillance Data Post ELR Implementation in Houston

Authors

  • Kasimu Muhetaer
  • Eunice R. Santos
  • Avi Raju
  • Kiley Allred
  • Biru Yang
  • Raouf R. Arafat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6563

Abstract

After ELR implementation in Houston, the annual number of cases and number of reportable cases increased substantially (chart1); prior to the ELR implementation it took longer to report a case. The use of electronic disease surveillance system and the implementation of ELR improved the Houston disease surveillance system capacity of early case detection (table1); however, after ELR implementation, probably due to increase in case volume, it took longer to complete an investigation (table2); not substantial differences were found between cases pre and post ELR implementation, but cases populated by ELRs were less complete with case reporting information (table3).

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Published

2016-03-24

How to Cite

Muhetaer, K., Santos, E. R., Raju, A., Allred, K., Yang, B., & Arafat, R. R. (2016). A Timeliness Study of Disease Surveillance Data Post ELR Implementation in Houston. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6563

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Poster Presentations