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STD Data Management & Information Technology

Timely access to quality data is one of the backbones of an effective STD prevention and control program. The ability to accurately collect and analyze data in a timely fashion is a key part of making correct decisions regarding individual patient care and case management and, on a broader level, making effective programmatic decisions on issues such as prioritizing intervention activities and allocating scarce resources. A key part of the data collection and management process falls into the area of informatics, i.e. the use of information systems and technology to perform the critical tasks of data collection, management, and analysis. This website provides access to information and resources designed to assist state and local STD prevention programs in their use of data and information systems.

NETSS/NEDSS Guides

NETSS Implementation Guide – This document contains the procedures and record layouts that must be used by state and local health departments to electronically report cases of nationally notifiable STDs to CDC.

NEDSS Messaging Guide – This document is currently under development but will contain the specifications for creating an HL7 2.5 message for electronically reporting cases of nationally notifiable STDS to CDC.

Requirements for STD Information Systems

Requirements and other design-related materials are available for several existing STD Information Systems:

• Generic STD Information System Requirements from CDC/DSTDP
• Business Process Management Model from CDC/DSTDP - describes business processes, etc.
• PRISM from Florida's Department of Health. Includes download for PRISM source code.

STD Information Systems Currently Available

Name	Developer	Users	Type	Capability	Contact
STD*MIS	CDC/DSTDP	35 project areas	Client-server	Surveillance, Case Management, standard STD functions.	http://www.cdc.gov/std/std-mis/
PRISM	Florida DOH	Florida	Web-based	Surveillance, Case Management, standard STD functions, HARS record search, GISP	Stacey Shiver Stacy_Shiver@doh.state.fl.us Susan O’Bryan Susan_O’Bryan@doh.state.fl.us Mary White Mary_White@doh.state.fl.us
Michigan Disease Surveillance System	Science and Technology Corporation (STC), Altarum Institute	Michigan	Web-based	Surveillance STD Module in development	Robert C. Jones, IT Project Manager jonesr@michigan.gov Katie Macomber, Epidemiologist macomberk@michigan.gov
PHIMS-STD	WA DOH, PHSKC	Local Health Jurisdictions	Web-based	Surveillance, Case Management, Monitoring & Evaluation	Mark Stenger mark.stenger@doh.wa.gov Mark Aubin mark.aubin@doh.wa.gov