Evaluation of a health information exchange system for microcephaly case-finding - New York City, 2013-2015.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Birth defects surveillance in the United States is conducted principally by review of routine but lagged reporting to statewide congenital malformations registries of diagnoses by hospitals or other health care providers, a process that is not designed to rapidly detect changes in prevalence. Health information exchange (HIE) systems are well suited for rapid surveillance, but information is limited about their effectiveness at detecting birth defects. We evaluated HIE data to detect microcephaly diagnosed at birth during January 1, 2013-December 31, 2015 before known introduction of Zika virus in North America. METHODS:Data from an HIE system were queried for microcephaly diagnostic codes on day of birth or during the first two days after birth at three Bronx hospitals for birt

SUBMITTER: Poirot E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7430720 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature