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. 2011 Jan-Feb;126(1):13-8.
doi: 10.1177/003335491112600105.

Enhancing surveillance for hepatitis C through public health informatics

Dawn M Heisey-Grove  1 , Daniel R Church, Gillian A Haney, Alfred Demaria Jr
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Enhancing surveillance for hepatitis C through public health informatics

Dawn M Heisey-Grove et al. Public Health Rep. 2011 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Disease surveillance for hepatitis C in the United States is limited by the occult nature of many of these infections, the large volume of cases, and limited public health resources. Through a series of discrete processes, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health modified its surveillance system in an attempt to improve timeliness and completeness of reporting and case follow-up of hepatitis C. These processes included clinician-based reporting, electronic laboratory reporting, deployment of a Web-based disease surveillance system, automated triage of pertinent data, and automated character recognition software for case-report processing. These changes have resulted in an increase in the timeliness of reporting.

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Massachusetts hepatitis C surveillance timeline: 2004–2007
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Hepatitis C events reported in Massachusetts, by year and surveillance form type
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Median time to receipt of hepatitis C optical character recognition case-report form in Massachusetts, 2001–2008
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