Evaluation of Clinical and Administrative Data to Augment Public Health Surveillance

Authors

  • Joseph R. Egger SciMetrika, LLC
  • Brooks Lowe SciMetrika, LLC
  • Erica Johnson SciMetrika, LLC
  • Randy Durbin The Altarum Institute
  • Erica Griffin The Altarum Institute
  • Sanjaya Dhakal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Achintya Dey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Sam Groseclose Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4474

Abstract

Medical administrative and EHR data sources offer the potential to ascertain disease and health risk behavior prevalence and incidence, and monitor changes related to public health interventions. This project analyzed several large public and commercial healthcare data sources for their ability to augment public health surveillance by developing indicators of healthcare utilization and preventive services. We also evaluated each data source against important epidemiologic criteria of a surveillance system, such as representativeness, stability, flexibility and timeliness. Our results are discussed in context of the 2009 Health Reform legislation and its impact on healthcare access and utilization.

Author Biography

Joseph R. Egger, SciMetrika, LLC

Joseph Egger is the lead epidemiologist for SciMetrika, a public health research organization in Research Triangle Park, NC. Joe?Û¡ÌÝå»s primary areas of interest arein the use of novel data sources and methods for disease surveillance. Joe received his PhD in infectious disease epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Egger, J. R., Lowe, B., Johnson, E., Durbin, R., Griffin, E., Dhakal, S., … Groseclose, S. (2013). Evaluation of Clinical and Administrative Data to Augment Public Health Surveillance. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4474

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Oral Presentations: Electronic Health Records