A process evaluation of an active surveillance system for hospitalized 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza cases

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-11

  Barr, Christine ^a   Hoefer, Dina ^a   Cherry, Bryan ^a   Noyes, Kimberly A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital; influenza; New York State; pandemic; process evaluation; sentinel; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; WORKFLOW;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 78650814506     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181fb0071     Document Type: Article

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