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Medical Informatics and Preparedness

Medical Informatics and Preparedness 202 BRENNAN, YASNOFF, Editorial Editorial Comments JAMIA Medical Informatics and Preparedness The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the sub- interested professionals who share a common clinical sequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have theme to advance the unique perspectives of their stimulated public awareness of the need in both the groups. public health and clinical health care systems to JAMIA is pleased to present a set of papers based on quickly detect and respond to altered patterns of dis- presentations and discussions at the Annual ease in communities across the nation. Debate over Symposium that can serve as an anchor in develop- the capacity of the existing systems to fully respond ing the informatics response to war, bioterrorism, to these demands has created a sense of urgency for and disaster. These papers provide a conceptual immediate action to improve these functions. Public overview of the clinical and public health challenges health resources were taxed to provide early detec- and summaries of the ways in which biomedical tion and rapid response. The clinical care delivery informatics can support the health care system system faced challenges of emergency response to response to these challenges. urban casualties, highlighting the value of clinical http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press
Copyright
American Medical Informatics Association
ISSN
1067-5027
eISSN
1527-974X
DOI
10.1197/jamia.M1060
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Abstract

202 BRENNAN, YASNOFF, Editorial Editorial Comments JAMIA Medical Informatics and Preparedness The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the sub- interested professionals who share a common clinical sequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have theme to advance the unique perspectives of their stimulated public awareness of the need in both the groups. public health and clinical health care systems to JAMIA is pleased to present a set of papers based on quickly detect and respond to altered patterns of dis- presentations and discussions at the Annual ease in communities across the nation. Debate over Symposium that can serve as an anchor in develop- the capacity of the existing systems to fully respond ing the informatics response to war, bioterrorism, to these demands has created a sense of urgency for and disaster. These papers provide a conceptual immediate action to improve these functions. Public overview of the clinical and public health challenges health resources were taxed to provide early detec- and summaries of the ways in which biomedical tion and rapid response. The clinical care delivery informatics can support the health care system system faced challenges of emergency response to response to these challenges. urban casualties, highlighting the value of clinical

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Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationOxford University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2002

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