Tests to evaluate public health disease reporting systems in local public health agencies

Dausey, David J

Tests to evaluate public health disease reporting systems in local public health agencies electronic resource David J. Dausey ... [et al.]. - Santa Monica, CA RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security 2005 - viii, 87 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Technical report Technical report (Rand Corporation) .

"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." Includes bibliographical references. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Intended audience -- Significance -- Roadmap -- General testing format -- Advance notification and disguised tests -- Avoiding false alarms -- Testing levels -- Debriefing procedures -- Staffing and materials -- Choosing a testing agency -- Choosing an appropriate test -- Developing call schedules and background stories -- Trainer responsibilities -- Training session 1: Preparing for a test and debriefing -- Training session 2: Practice and observation -- Initiating a call -- Reaching an action officer -- Debriefing -- Performance criterion -- Generating an after action report -- Continuous quality improvement.


Public health - Information services
Diseases - Reporting

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