The KIDSNET Story: Can a Medical-Information System Improve Public Health? Case Solution
The medical "informatics" system was designed to track vital public-health data-such as immunizations-and allow it to be accessible to the health care providers and public health plans in rest of the state. "Informatics," or in other terms, a better child health through ensuring that any doctor or emergency room anywhere in the region could quickly and conveniently get conscious of key aspects of any kid's medical history.
The system was to be completely operational by the year 2000. The union of computer records and public health did not go easily, but then a consulting member realized that this structure was broadly unused The company was looking for immunize almost half of the infants and just 31 percent of the clinics and doctors' offices in Rhode Island were submitting immunization data. HKS Instance Number 1800.0
PUBLICATION DATE: September 27, 2005 PRODUCT #: HKS470-HCB-ENG
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