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. 2023 Sep;113(9):943-946.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307335. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

A Mortality Surveillance Collaboration Between a Health System and Public Health Department

Scott A Simpson  1 , Ryan Loh  1 , Laura Elliott  1 , Rachel Everhart  1 , Conlin Bass  1 , Kirk Bol  1 , Steve Boylls  1 , Laura Podewils  1
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A Mortality Surveillance Collaboration Between a Health System and Public Health Department

Scott A Simpson et al. Am J Public Health. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

We describe a collaboration between a health system and public health department to create a mortality surveillance system. The collaboration enabled the health system to identify more than six times the number of deaths identified through local system medical records alone. This powerful epidemiological process, combining the nuanced data captured through clinical care in health systems with subsequent data on mortality, drives quality improvement, scientific research, and epidemiology that can be of particular benefit to underserved communities. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(9):943-946. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307335).

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