disease surveillance modernization project (medss) how it works
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Disease Surveillance Modernization Project (MEDSS)
How it works
What is MEDSS?
An integrated and shared disease surveillance system for the public health in Minnesota– Improve reporting through standardized
electronic exchange– Improve monitoring and analyses of data– Improve responses to outbreaks, incidents and
trends in disease– Improve reporting to CDC
Why do we need a new system?
Currently MDH reports and tracks over 50 diseases in different systems
These isolated systems:– Are inefficient and costly– Require duplicated data-entry– Cause duplication of data/cases– Makes it hard to analyze and see trends– Are not compliant with new CDC requirements
Isolated Systems (current view)
Disease B and C
Disease D
Disease A
NETSS
CDC
MDH Program B
MDH Program B
MDH Program A
MDH Program C
Field Epi
LPH B
LPH B
LPH A
LPH B
Bluecard
ICP
Integrated System
MEDSS allows each program area, both internal and external partners, to use the system to report cases
MEDSS aids in two–way communication and tracking
MEDSS will send the report to CDC, instead of multiple reports from different systems in different formats
Integrated and Shared System (goal)
CDC
MDH Program D
MDH Program B
MDH Program B
MDH Program C
Field Epi
LPH B
LPH B
LPH B
ICP A
ICP
MDH Program A
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LPH A
MEDSS
How this works Electronically
Electronic lab reports are sent to MEDSS
MEDSS creates a new case or adds lab report to existing person
System notifies users of new caseCase is reviewed, modified or marked
complete and electronically sent to CDC
Laboratories LIMS systems
Provider, hospitalEMR System
ELR Case information
Investigations
Case management
Case ascertainmentP
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CDC
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Future implementation
How this works Manual entry
MDH receives a fax or yellow card from local public health or a health care provider
MDH creates a new caseCases can be shared and linked to
spot outbreaks and track locationsCase is reviewed, modified or marked
complete and electronically sent to CDC
Changes
Electronic way to receive reports from providers and labs
Secure web interface where you can login to:– Create new case reports– See ‘own’ reports/cases– Add information about cases and outbreaks– Run reports (case counts, overviews etc)– Print case information– Get a quick overview of the current situation etc
Two way communication with systems at LPH (if needed)
