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Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ


3. Non-mandated Lab Reporting

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  • Not all diseases are "notifiable" by law
  • Some common diagnoses (Abx resistance, viral dz) may not require individual action, but population trends can inform public health actions
  • Anonymized or aggregated

A graphic shows that, at the Send level, data sources report data to public health through a reporting router (The circle labeled "public health" is highlighted with a large number 3). Source may push data for reporting.

Notes:

"etch server model"


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