Fortune Favors a Prepared Health Care System
Authors: Tara N. Palmore, David K. Henderson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Editorials3 January 2012Fortune Favors a Prepared Health Care SystemTara N. Palmore, MD and David K. Henderson, MDTara N. Palmore, MDFrom National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.Search for more papers by this author and David K. Henderson, MDFrom National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-1-201201030-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Biosurveillance for infectious diseases is a field in evolution. The anthrax attacks of 2001 called attention to the need for early warning systems for terrorist attacks, and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic underscored the need for tracking syndromic patterns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established BioSense in 2004 to monitor national health data and to provide federal, state, and local agencies with biosurveillance data for detecting disease clusters (1). The need for effective biosurveillance systems arose from the increased vigilance of our “post 9/11” existence, but their utility has become even more apparent from the public health perspective ...References1. Bradley CA, Rolka H, Walker D, Loonsk J. BioSense: implementation of a national early event detection and situational awareness system. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005;54 Part 1 11-9. [PMID: 16177687] MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Bush LM, Perez MT. The anthrax attacks 10 years later. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:41-4. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Elkin PL, Froehling DA, Wahner-Roedler DL, Brown SH, Bailey KR. Comparison of natural language processing biosurveillence methods for identifying influenza from encounter notes. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:11-8. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Uscher-Pines L, Farrell CL, Babin SM, Cattani J, Gaydos CA, Hsieh YH, et al. Framework for the development of response protocols for public health syndromic surveillance systems: case studies of 8 US states. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009;3:S29-36. [PMID: 19491585] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Tara N. Palmore, MD; David K. Henderson, MDAffiliations: From National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M11-2792.Corresponding Author: David K. Henderson, MD, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Building 10, Room 6-1480, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892: e-mail, [email protected]gov.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Palmore and Henderson: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Building 10, Room 6-1480, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Anthrax Attacks 10 Years Later Larry M. Bush and Maria T. Perez Comparison of Natural Language Processing Biosurveillance Methods for Identifying Influenza From Encounter Notes Peter L. Elkin , David A. Froehling , Dietlind L. Wahner-Roedler , Steven H. Brown , and Kent R. Bailey Metrics 3 January 2012Volume 156, Issue 1_Part_1Page: 54-55KeywordsAnthraxElectronic medical recordsHealth careHealth information technologyHealth surveysNatural language processingPrevention, policy, and public healthSafetySigns and symptomsSpecificity ePublished: 3 January 2012 Issue Published: 3 January 2012 PDF downloadLoading ...