Data Collection & Surveillance
With 30 years of experience in epidemiologic research, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is quite proficient at identifying required data and developing plans for collecting and organizing that data. These steps are essential to achieving accurate results and conclusions. Our capabilities include:
- Procedures for collection and computerization of all types of occupational data
- Roster construction
- Work history abstraction
- Medical records abstraction
- Vital status ascertainment and death certificate retrieval
- Tracing for current address and telephone numbers
- Illness and cause of death coding
- Records inventory
- Records management