Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Disease control in the information era.

R M Douglas1

  • 1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National Univeristy, Canberra, ACT. Bob.Douglas@anu.edu.au

The Medical Journal of Australia
|March 31, 2001
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A Forgotten Millstone: Denialism and Child Abuse in the Christian Church.

Journal of child sexual abuse·2024
Same author

Treatment of age-related visual impairment with a peptide acting on mitochondria.

Disease models & mechanisms·2021
Same author

The sodium-activated potassium channel Slack is modulated by hypercapnia and acidosis.

Neuroscience·2007
Same author

Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews·2007
Same author

Prostaglandin transporter expression in mouse brain during development and in response to hypoxia.

Neuroscience·2007
Same author

Perception of visual motion coherence by rats and mice.

Vision research·2006
Same journal

Responding to the Revised First Nations Health and Cultural Safety Accreditation Standards in Australian Primary Medical Education: Institutional Principles and Qualities for Meaningful Progress.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
Same journal

Multimorbidity Clusters Among People Aged 65 Years and Over in Australia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Data Linkage Study.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
Same journal

Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions Across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
Same journal

Still Treating Yesterday's Risk? Reconsidering Antiviral Use for Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Cases in a Broadly Immune Population.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
Same journal

Striving for Racial Equity in Oral Cancer Research: A Case Study.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
Same journal

Progressing Cross-Sector Collaboration for People With Eating Disorders and Higher Weight: Priority Actions From an Expert Roundtable Using a Modified Nominal Group Technique.

The Medical journal of Australia·2026
See all related articles

Advances in information technology enable better population health management. Integrating electronic patient records is crucial for real-time disease control and public health monitoring.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Informatics
  • Information Technology

Background:

  • Current population health information systems are insufficient for effective disease control.
  • Rapid global changes necessitate timely and efficient population-wide health data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the inadequacy of current population health information systems.
  • To advocate for the integration of electronic patient records into public health research and monitoring.
  • To emphasize the need for addressing data ownership, privacy, and access for electronic health records.

Main Methods:

  • The study is a conceptual analysis and synthesis of current trends in information technology and public health.
  • It reviews the potential of electronic patient records to serve dual roles in individual care and population health.

Related Experiment Videos

  • It discusses the implications of data management for disease control.

    • Main Results:

    • Information technology advances offer new capabilities for managing and interpreting health data for both individual and population benefit.
    • The electronic patient record can serve as a foundational element for public health research and real-time monitoring.
    • Addressing issues of ownership, privacy, and access to electronic health records is critical.

    Conclusions:

    • Individual and population healthcare are interconnected and should be managed holistically.
    • Efficient "real time" information systems are essential for future disease control efforts.
    • The electronic patient record is a key component for building robust public health information systems.