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. 2019 Jun;47(2_suppl):19-22.
doi: 10.1177/1073110519857309.

Public Health Surveillance: Electronic Reporting as a Point of Reference

Jennifer Black  1 , Rachel Hulkower  1 , Walter Suarez  1 , Shreya Patel  1 , Brandon Elliott  1
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Public Health Surveillance: Electronic Reporting as a Point of Reference

Jennifer Black et al. J Law Med Ethics. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Federal, state, and local laws shape the use of health information for public health purposes, such as the mandated collection of data through electronic disease reporting systems. Health professionals can leverage these data to better anticipate and plan for the needs of communities, which is seen in the use of electronic case reporting.

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Figure 1. Digital Bridge Approach to Electronic Case Reporting in Public Health
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