Description of the MHS Health Level 7 Chemistry Laboratory Database for Public Health Surveillance

Abstract

The EpiData Center (EDC) at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) evaluated the Health Level 7 (HL7) formatted chemistry data source for its usefulness in health surveillance activities. This technical document provides a history of the HL7 chemistry database and its contents, explains the creation of chemistry/serology records, describes the pathway of data from healthcare provider to the EDC, provides detailed descriptions of all variables within the database, and assesses the databases strengths and limitations. Given an understanding of the strengths and limitations of the data, HL7 chemistry laboratory data have proven to be a valuable source of health information for surveillance purposes. The data allow the creation of a timeline of events corresponding to a specific disease occurrence. Furthermore, data are received in a timely fashion, allowing for near real-time surveillance of diseases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2019
Accession Number
AD1073990

Entities

People

  • Beth Poitras
  • Jessica Spencer
  • Kathleen Creppage

Organizations

  • Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Public Health
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Therapy

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  • Medicine

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