PHRG Assists the Yale New Haven Health System in Planning an ED Syndromic Surveillance System

The Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), as the Center of Excellence for Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for the southern tier of Connecticut, has hired the Public Health Resource Group (PHRG) to assist them in developing a plan for implementing a hospital emergency department syndromic surveillance system.

Portland, ME (PRWEB) January 23, 2004--The Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), as the Center of Excellence for Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for the southern tier of Connecticut, has hired the Public Health Resource Group (PHRG) to assist them in developing a plan for implementing a hospital emergency department syndromic surveillance system.

PHRGs responsibilities for the project include a variety of tasks. First, PHRG will assist with the development of the specific project objectives and in determining the appropriate tools to measure the effectiveness both qualitatively and quantitatively. Second, PHRG will provide a written review of the literature on the value of syndromic surveillance systems for public and private health systems. Third, PHRG will assess existing (off-the-shelf) syndromic surveillance systems and their ability to function in a pre-sample of Connecticut hospitals.

For additional information, please visit http://www.phrg.com.

PHRGs mission is to improve services through sound assessment and planning to make people healthier. We do this by transforming data into information, and information into knowledge, so that organizations make better decisions for those they serve while maintaining financial viability.

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