Completeness and timeliness of notifiable disease reporting: a comparison of laboratory and provider reports submitted to a large county health department
Abstract Background Most public health agencies expect reporting of diseases to be initiated by hospital, laboratory or clinic staff even though so-called passive approaches are known to be burdensome for reporters and produce incomplete as well as delayed reports, which can hinder assessment of dis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0491-8 |