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STD Data Management & Information Technology

Timely access to quality data is one of the backbones of an effective STD prevention and control program. The ability to accurately collect and analyze data in a timely fashion is a key part of making correct decisions regarding individual patient care and case management and, on a broader level, making effective programmatic decisions on issues such as prioritizing intervention activities and allocating scarce resources. A key part of the data collection and management process falls into the area of informatics, i.e. the use of information systems and technology to perform the critical tasks of data collection, management, and analysis. This website provides access to information and resources designed to assist state and local STD prevention programs in their use of data and information systems.

NETSS/NEDSS Guides

NETSS Implementation Guide – This document contains the procedures and record layouts that must be used by state and local health departments to electronically report cases of nationally notifiable STDs to CDC via the National Electronic Telecommunciation System for Surveillance (NETSS).

NEDSS Messaging Guide – This document is currently under development but will contain the specifications for creating an HL7 2.5 message that meets the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) requirements for electronically reporting cases of nationally notifiable STDS to CDC

Requirements for STD Information Systems

Requirements and other design-related materials are available for several existing STD Information Systems:

• Generic STD Information System Requirements from CDC/DSTDP
• Business Process Management Model from CDC/DSTDP - describes business processes, etc.
• PRISM from Florida's Department of Health. Includes download for PRISM source code.

STD Information Systems Currently Available

Name	Developer	Users	Type	Capability	Contact
STD*MIS	CDC/DSTDP	35 project areas	Client-server	Surveillance, Case Management, standard STD functions.	http://www.cdc.gov/std/std-mis/
PRISM	Florida DOH	Florida	Web-based	Surveillance, Case Management, standard STD functions, HARS record search, GISP	Stacey Shiver Stacy_Shiver@doh.state.fl.us Susan O’Bryan Susan_O’Bryan@doh.state.fl.us Mary White Mary_White@doh.state.fl.us
Michigan Disease Surveillance System	Science and Technology Corporation (STC), Altarum Institute	Michigan	Web-based	Surveillance STD Module in development	Robert C. Jones, IT Project Manager jonesr@michigan.gov Katie Macomber, Epidemiologist macomberk@michigan.gov
PHIMS-STD	WA DOH, PHSKC	Local Health Jurisdictions	Web-based	Surveillance, Case Management, Monitoring & Evaluation	Mark Stenger mark.stenger@doh.wa.gov Mark Aubin mark.aubin@doh.wa.gov
Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS)	Regenstrief Institute & Partners in Health	Unknown	Web-based	Clinic medical records	http://openmrs.org/wiki/OpenMRS_Overview
PA-NEDSS	PA DOH, Deloitte Consulting LLP	Pennsylvania	Web-based	Surveillance, Case Management, ELR, Online disease reporting, Outbreak management	Steve Kowalewski (STD Program Lead) c-skowalew@state.pa.us Bob Giallo (IT Project Manager) rgiallo@state.pa.us

Additionally, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) also maintains information regarding electronic surveillance systems being used by its members, such as:

NEDSS - A Status Report on Implementation : Results of an August 2007 survey to CSTE members regarding the implementation and usage of electronic disease surveillance systems.

State-specific NEDSS Profile Pages : State-specific information on electronic disease surveillance systems being used.

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