Health Care Services
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Information Technology
June 2002
Clinical Focus*
- What are the information needs of clinicians and public health officials in the event of a bioterrorist attack?
- Based on the information needs identified for these decisionmakers, what are the criteria by which information technology/decision support systems (IT/DSSs) should be evaluated with respect to usefulness during a bioterrorism event?
- When assessed by these criteria, in what ways could existing IT/DSSs be useful during a bioterrorism event? In what ways are they limited?
- In areas where existing IT/DSSs do not meet the information needs of clinicians or public health officials, what functional and technical considerations are important in the design of future IT/DSSs to support response to bioterrorism events?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: Use of Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems
Summary (Publication No. 02-E027, June 2002)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 02-E028, June 2002)
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EPC: UCSF-Stanford
Topic Nominator: Center for Primary Care Research, AHRQ
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