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A New Age of Biosurveillance Is Upon Us

Gregory Goth | Government Health IT | September 28, 2011

The CDC will overhaul BioSense in November, amid a wave of new data-sharing tactics rolling in from other fields that promises to bolster surveillance methods and architectures. Read More »

AIDS Regional Information & Evaluation System (ARIES)

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The AIDS Regional Information and Evaluation System (ARIES) project is a collaborative effort between the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS (OA); the Texas Department of State Health Services; the County of San Bernardino, Department of Public Health; and the San Diego County, Office of AIDS Coordination.  Read More »

BioSense Project

BioSense is a program of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) that tracks health problems as they evolve. This collaborative project aims to provide public health officials with the data, information and tools they need to better prepare for and coordinate responses to safeguard and improve the health of the American people. Read More »

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Bitscopic

Bitscopic is a healthcare analytics and workflow platform empowering organizations to gain unique insights from ever increasing data, and achieve better healthcare outcomes through data driven decisions to optimize care. The company was founded in 2012 by two tech industry veterans who were inspired by the opportunity to use advanced software technology to initially mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has development offices in Seattle, WA.

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CASE

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Computer Assisted Search for Epidemics (CASE) is an open source system that generates warnings when the number of reported cases of a particular infectious disease reaches a level that indicates an unusual or unexpected rate. It was developed and is in use in Sweden.

Collaborative Software Initiative

http://www.csinitiative.com

Collaborative Software Initiative built and delivers the TriSano™ family of products. TriSano is an integrated surveillance and outbreak management web application for infectious disease, environmental hazards, and bioterrorism attacks.

Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)

http://www.cste.org/dnn/Default.aspx

The Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) members have surveillance and epidemiology expertise in a broad range of areas including occupational health, infectious diseases, immunization, environmental health, chronic diseases, injury control, and maternal and child health. Read More »

District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2)

District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) is a free and open source health management data platform used by multiple organizations, including the European Union (EU), and governments worldwide. It is currently being deployed in 54 countries. DHIS2 is a development project by the Health Information Systems Program (HISP) and is used for aggregate statistical data collection, validation, analysis, management, and presentation...

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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) that is used to monitor drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) as well as drug-related deaths. DAWN also helps communities and member facilities identify other emerging health problems,

Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS)

The Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS) available from the Ceneters for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) was pioneered as a method for monitoring bioterrorism during large-scale events.

Homepage: CDC Surveillane Resource Center

Epi Info

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A set of free, public domain software tools offered by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) that can generate epidemiologic statistics, tables, graphs, and GIS mapping. Read More »

European Center for Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC)

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx

The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was established in 2005. It is an EU agency with aim to strengthen  Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It is seated in Stockholm, Sweden. their mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases. Read More »

Global Biodefense

http://globalbiodefense.com/

Global Biodefense publishes the latest news and insights pertaining to biological defense. We aim to bring together all disciplines invested in responsibly advancing science, technology, preparedness and response capabilities for biological threat agents and emerging infectious diseases.

Health Monitoring Systems

http://www.hmsinc.com

Health Monitoring Systems (HMS) collects and analyzes health-related data in real time via a Software-as-a-Service model.  Their EpiCenter service collects, manages, and analyzes health-related data for public health. It allows users to quickly and easily access the specific information they need. Complimenting EpiCenter is Mergence. Read More »

International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS)

http://www.syndromic.org/

The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 dedicated to the improvement of population health by advancing the science and practice of disease surveillance.