National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS ...
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<strong>NEDSS</strong> Phase II, Deliverables 1 and 2<br />
II. Project Overview<br />
Introduction<br />
This section of the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Implementation Plan provides an overview of the purpose, scope and<br />
objectives of the project, the project assumptions and constraints, a list of project deliverables, a<br />
summary of the project schedule, and the plan for evolving the Implementation Plan.<br />
Purpose, Scope and Objectives<br />
The purpose of the project is to provide BOH and other key stakeholders with the means to<br />
improve timeliness, completeness and quality of disease reporting. This in turn will allow for the<br />
rapid detection of public health threats, timely public health responses and facilitate accurate and<br />
complete public health decision-making processes.<br />
The core objectives of this project are to:<br />
• Fully implement the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Base system in a production environment;<br />
• Establish reporting and data exchange with the State Health and Environmental Testing<br />
Laboratory;<br />
• Establish reporting and data exchange with a large in-state reference laboratory;<br />
• Establish reporting and data exchange with a hospital laboratory;<br />
• Replace the existing NETSS functionality with the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Base system;<br />
• Replace the existing TIMS functionality with the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Base system;<br />
• Interface with IMMPACT;<br />
• Document the <strong>NEDSS</strong> system; and<br />
• Provide Training to appropriate BOH staff and stakeholders.<br />
This project will be closely tied to the Health Alert Network (HAN) initiative, as both projects<br />
address similar public health issues and objectives and require cooperation from the same<br />
stakeholders. As the HAN project becomes further defined, the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Implementation project<br />
plan will be modified to describe the specific tasks where the two projects dovetail.<br />
Additionally, this project will work closely with the ongoing effort of IMMPACT.<br />
Outside of BOH, this project needs to work in conjunction with ongoing efforts and projects<br />
within the DHS Technology Services (DoTS), such as implementation of Health Insurance<br />
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).<br />
Assumptions<br />
The following assumptions relate to the objectives of the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Implementation project as<br />
stated above:<br />
• The project and other management plans cannot be finalized until the <strong>NEDSS</strong> Base<br />
system is released;<br />
• The final <strong>NEDSS</strong> Base <strong>System</strong> is released by CDC prior to the start of the project<br />
implementation;<br />
• CDC resource is available for technical system training;<br />
PHRG Page 5 of 35 September 28, 2001