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Tests to evaluate public health disease reporting systems in local public health agencies [electronic resource] / David J. Dausey ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Dausey, David J | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Technical report (Rand Corporation): Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security, 2005Description: viii, 87 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Subject(s): Diseases -- Reporting | Public health -- Information servicesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.1 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Intended audience -- Significance -- Roadmap -- General testing format -- Advance notification and disguised tests -- Avoiding false alarms -- Testing levels -- Debriefing procedures -- Staffing and materials -- Choosing a testing agency -- Choosing an appropriate test -- Developing call schedules and background stories -- Trainer responsibilities -- Training session 1: Preparing for a test and debriefing -- Training session 2: Practice and observation -- Initiating a call -- Reaching an action officer -- Debriefing -- Performance criterion -- Generating an after action report -- Continuous quality improvement.

"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

Includes bibliographical references.

Intended audience -- Significance -- Roadmap -- General testing format -- Advance notification and disguised tests -- Avoiding false alarms -- Testing levels -- Debriefing procedures -- Staffing and materials -- Choosing a testing agency -- Choosing an appropriate test -- Developing call schedules and background stories -- Trainer responsibilities -- Training session 1: Preparing for a test and debriefing -- Training session 2: Practice and observation -- Initiating a call -- Reaching an action officer -- Debriefing -- Performance criterion -- Generating an after action report -- Continuous quality improvement.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.