The Affordable Care Act: MCV/PCV & Pertussis

描述（由申请人提供）：自1995年以来，明尼苏达州卫生部（MDH）一直是新发感染项目的研究中心。随着该计划的成熟，科学和行政管理所有计划和活动变得越来越复杂和困难。这笔资金将允许雇用一名EIP主管和一名赠款经理。卫生部一直在开发一个电子疾病监测系统，该系统已准备就绪，可以开始包括EIP涵盖的病原体。此外，公共卫生实验室正在开发一个新的电子信息管理系统。资金将允许雇用一名流行病学家和一名实验室人员，通过测试和确保互操作性来完成这些系统的开发。在2009-10年新型H1N1流感大流行期间，在满足流感检测需求方面存在巨大差距。EIP监测计划继续对因流感住院的患者进行检测，因此这些资金将通过雇用实验室人员和购买一些设备来增加该领域的能力。最后，MDH正在申请资金，用于监测透析中心患者中与医疗保健相关的感染的具体项目。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has been an Emerging Infections Program site since 1995. As the program has matured it has become increasingly complex and difficult to both scientifically and administratively manage all programs and activities. This funding will allow the hiring of an EIP supervisor and a grants manager. MDH has been developing an electronic disease surveillance system which is ready to start including pathogens covered by EIP. In addition, the Public Health Laboratory has is developing a new electronic information management system. Funding will allow hiring of an epidemiologist and a laboratorian to complete development of these systems by testing and assuring interoperability. During the 2009-10 novel H1N1 pandemic there was a huge gap in meeting the need for influenza testing. EIP surveillance plans for a continuation of testing patients hospitalized for influenza, so these funds will allow for surge capacity in this area with the hiring of a laboratorian and purchase of some equipment. Lastly, MDH is applying for funding for the specific project of monitoring healthcare-associated infections among dialysis center patients.