Description of the MHS Health Level 7 Pharmacy Unit-Dose Data for Public Health Surveillance

Abstract

The EpiData Center Department (EDC) at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center evaluated the Health Level 7 (HL7) data source for its usefulness in health surveillance activities. This technical document provides a history of the HL7 pharmacy unit-dose database and its contents, explains the creation of prescription records, describes the pathway of data from healthcare provider to the EDC, provides a detailed descriptions of all variables within the database, and assesses the database's strengths and limitations. Given an understanding of the strengths and limitations of the data , HL7 pharmacy unit-dose data have proven to be a valuable source of health information for surveillance purposes. The data can be used for case identification when disease-specific treatment is available, or used to assess clinical practice guideline adherence for known cases. 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
Nov 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA596834

Entities

People

  • Ashleigh Mccabe

Organizations

  • Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civilian Personnel
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Pharmacies
  • Public Health
  • Therapy
  • Tuberculosis

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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