Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) – Page 2

Cures Act EHR Reporting Program Draft Measures: What this Means for Public Health

As part of the ONC Health IT Certification Program, Congress mandated the establishment of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program to help determine the effectiveness of the program.

Case Reporting and COVID-19: Open Source Solutions

As people begin to spend more time together again, it is critically important that public health agencies do everything they can to help prevent further spread of the infection and continue to monitor the level of infection within the population. A national project has been underway to implement electronic case reporting (eCR).

Senate White Paper: Preparing for the Next Pandemic

On June 10, 2020 the US Senate released a white paper titled “Preparing for the Next Pandemic” under the signature of Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. The white paper has five recommendations to address future pandemics based on lessons learned from COVID-19 and the past 20 years of pandemic planning.