Estimating increased electronic laboratory reporting volumes for meaningful use: implications for the public health workforce.
Estimating increased electronic laboratory reporting volumes for meaningful use:
implications for the public health workforce.
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DOI：
10.5210/ojphi.v5i3.4939
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发表时间：
2014
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通讯作者：
Grannis SJ
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作者：
Dixon BE;Gibson PJ;Grannis SJ
目的：提供从“有意义的使用”电子实验室报告（ELR）中估算法定报告疾病报告量的公式。方法：我们分析了15家大都市医院和实验室两年的全面ELR报告数据。报告量除以人口计数，以获得可推广的估计。结果：大都市区法定传染病报告量是全国平均水平的两倍以上。ELR量因机构类型、床位数和卫生部门工作人员所需的努力程度而异。结论：在努力满足有意义的使用要求后，卫生部门可能会遇到应报告疾病报告的显著增加，导致工作量增加，这可能会进一步限制公共卫生资源。量估计提供了一种方法来预测ELR交易量，这可能会支持卫生部门的行政规划。
Objective: To provide formulas for estimating notifiable disease reporting volume from ‘meaningful use’ electronic laboratory reporting (ELR). Methods: We analyzed two years of comprehensive ELR reporting data from 15 metropolitan hospitals and laboratories. Report volumes were divided by population counts to derive generalizable estimators. Results: Observed volume of notifiable disease reports in a metropolitan area were more than twice national averages. ELR volumes varied by institution type, bed count, and by the level of effort required of health department staff. Conclusions: Health departments may experience a significant increase in notifiable disease reporting following efforts to fulfill meaningful use requirements, resulting in increases in workload that may further strain public health resources. Volume estimators provide a method for predicting ELR transaction volumes, which may support administrative planning in health departments.