Home About CDC Press Room Funding A-Z Index Centers, Institute & Offices Training & Employment Contact Us
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
_  
Search: 
 
Health & Safety TopicsPublications & ProductsData & StatisticsConferences & Events
_
Program Contents
bullet Topic Home
bullet Programs
bullet Offices
bullet Disease Listing
Quick Links
Get Smart on the Farm
11 Aug 2005
CDC Foundation interview with Tom Chiller, epidemiologist and medical director of CDC's Get Smart on the Farm program.
Contact Info

1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D63
Atlanta, GA 30033
Phone: + 1-800-311-3435

Email Us

_
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
LITS Plus for Windows logo
Laboratory and Epidemiological Public Health Information Tracking and Reporting System

LITS PLUS for Windows is a data management system combining all the features of the LITS and PHLIS systems PLUS Internet connectivity. This client server system provides for seamless integration of laboratory and epidemiologic data. LITS PLUS includes outbreak detection, rapid surveillance reporting and laboratory data management.
""

Data Management

""

Build your own modules (to include screen layout/design)

""

Create your own questions and data validation rules

""

Browser or client server based data entry and query

""

Expandable and scalable

""

Spread sheet capability

""

Data audit trail

"" Capability to in corporate data standards
""

Online Help Language translation engine*

System integration

""

EDI (Electronic Data Import)* HL7 import and export capability

"" User definable imports
"" User definable exports
"" Ability to link to MS Excel
"" Ability to link to OLE compliant graphics an geographical information systems

Epi Data Analysis

""

Drop\in data analysis and graphics tools

""

Outbreak detection (Salmonella Outbreak Detection (SODA))*

"" Strain matching program

Laboratory Data Management

""

Specimen tracking

""

Designed to interface with ASTRO

""

Standard 'boilerplate' comment capability

""

User defined reports

""

Freeze storage module

Data Reporting

""

Internet (direct entry into central data base)

""

Pyramid reporting*

""

Assimilation of data from successively lower sites*

""

Dissemination of program modules via Internet*

Current Users

""

100 PHLIS sites in the US

""

16 CDC LITS laboratories

""

2 DOD LITS OCONUS labs

CDC Partners

""

DOD

"" PAHO
"" APHL

Security

""

Application level security by defining roles (ie: Supervisor) and module specific rights

""

User access to data only through the application

""

Internet based transport and firewall security in compliance with CDC's standards

*Currently implemented in PHLIS 3.3. Will be implemented in LITS+ for Windows ®
 
""
System Requirements:
""

Client Server Model (typical)

"" Pentium II 400 class database server

256 meg ram

 

NT operating system

 

MS SQL server

 

TCP/IP protocol
""

Pentium 200 class machine

 

32 meg ram

 

Win 95/98/NT
Image of gears illustrating LITS PLUS' interaction with EPI, Internet and Outbreak Detection
""

Stand-alone Model

""

Pentium II 400 class

128 meg ram

 

10 gig hard drive

 

Win 95/98/NT

""

Stand-alone database

 

MS SQL 7.0

 

Sybase SQL Anywhere

     

Personal Oracle 8.0

LITS PLUS logo
Further Information on LITS PLUS is available from:
Project Manager
  Nancy Bean, PhD (404)639-4703
  LITS PLUS Analysts
    Joy Goulding (404)639-4704
    Debra Helfrick (404)639-4008
    Kathleen Maloney (404)639-4705
   

LITS PLUS e-mail
LITS(Helpdesk)@cdc.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MSC09 1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta , GA 30333

""

Intranet/Internet

""

Support for both Netscape & Microsoft Browsers 4.x or greater

""

Currently running on MS Internet Information Server 4.0

""

Employs the use of Active Server Pages, JavaScript & application objects

""

Firewall capabilities to protect database

 

April 1999. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

 
 
 
Date: August 23, 2005
Content source: Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases / Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
 
    Home   |   Policies and Regulations   |   Disclaimer   |   e-Government   |  FOIA   |  Contact Us  
Safer, Healthier People USA.govDHHS Department of Health
and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311 / Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435