This article presents practical guidance for implementing a data-sharing governance framework of value to public health and healthcare organizations based on the experience of the Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS).
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Louisiana and Washington, states with significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics, public health policies, and health rankings, provide models for screening, surveillance, treatment, and funding for other jurisdictions pursuing hepatitis C elimination by 2030.
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In light of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin Dombkowski, Noam Arzt, and Steve Robison outline the need for a balanced approach between readiness for future pandemics and supporting routine immunization functions.
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A better understanding of where household transmission is occurring is crucial to direct resources and prevention efforts towards the communities most impacted by health disparities.
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A blend of modern data systems and low-tech data products was best for internal surveillance and sharing the story of the pandemic in Texas.
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The Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) presents a scalable model for implementing national chronic disease surveillance leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data on broadly distributed large populations in a timely, automated, and sustainable manner.
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by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM Aldous Huxley once stated, “Eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty; eternal vigilance is the price of human decency”; a riff on the oft attributed quote on the price of liberty (alone). Although spoken many decades ago, the author’s words are as true now as they have ever been. The United
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