A Standard-Based Citywide Health Information Exchange for Public Health in Response to COVID-19: Development Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disease surveillance is a critical function of public health, provides essential information about the disease burden and the clinical and epidemiologic parameters of disease, and is an important element of effective and timely case and contact tracing. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the essential role of disease surveillance in preserving public health. In theory, the standard data formats and exchange methods provided by electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use should enable rapid health care data exchange in the setting of disruptive health care events, such as a pandemic. In reality, access to data remains challenging and, even if available, often lacks conformity to regulated standards.

Objective

We sought to use regulated interoperability standards

SUBMITTER: Hota B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature