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Tests to evaluate public health disease reporting systems in local public health agencies / David J. Dausey ... [et al.].
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EBSCOhost eBook Community College Collection- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Technical report (Rand Corporation)
- Technical report
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diseases--Reporting.
- Public health--Information services.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (96 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A manual of standardized proficiency tests to help public health agencies develop strategies for testing their disease reporting systems.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4113-4
- OCLC:
- 781422346
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