Kentucky - Electronic Disease Surveillance System (KY-EDSS)

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Kentucky - Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(KY-EDSS)

• Jeff Sexton

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Introduction

• Jeff Sexton Technical Project Manager
• Brennan OBanion BT Program Coordinator
• Support DPH Bio-Terrorism Initiatives
• Disease Surveillance and Reporting (EPID 200)

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Current Disease Reporting Process

• Paper based Process
• Inconsistent Methods of Reporting
• Labor Intensive
• Limited Feedback
• Questionable Data Quality

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KY-EDSSNow

• Web-Based System
• Access via Internet
• 72 Reportable Infectious Diseases
• Notifications, Case Workup, Confirmation and CDC
  Reporting
• Controlled Access via Roles Defined by You

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KY-EDSSNow Cont.

• Provides Feedback
• You Know the Status of Your Work
• Data Collected and Entered at the Source

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Disease Reporting 2005

• Patient Encounter
• ICN Creates Notification
• Automatically available to Local EPI
• Local/Regional Epi Investigates
• Creates Case
• State Surveillance Technician Review and Confirm
  (or Not)
• DPH Reports to CDC

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Next Steps

• Complete Testing 11/04 01/05
• Make User Requested Changes
• Deploy KY-EDSS 03/05 07-05
• Coordinate Training
• Continual Improvement
• Capture Data Electronically
• Laboratory, Clinical etc..
• Make the System Smarter more Intuitive

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Next Steps Cont.

• Expand Capabilities to include STDs, Cancer etc
• Build Analytical Tools
• Statistical, Geo-Spatial etc
• How to Leverage Existing Communication Networks
• Marketing Strategy

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What Can We Do?

• DPH
• Long Term Support
• Do What is Required to Ensure Success
• Coordinate Nationally

• Health Depts.
• Use and Promote System
• Help Identify Changes
• Participate, Participate,
• Participate

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KY-Health Event Network