Evaluation of REDCap as a Tool for Outbreak Data Management, Illinois, 2013-2014

Authors

  • Jennifer Vahora
  • M. Allison Arwady

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5836

Abstract

Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a secure web application for building and managing surveys and databases. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) evaluated the use of REDCap for outbreak management by conducting a retrospective analysis of four recent outbreaks: a restaurant-associated foodborne illness outbreak; introduction of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; poison ivy/sumac/oak rash outbreak; and a hospital-based New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase cluster. IDPH evaluated how REDCap could have impacted each response using six criteria: magnitude; self-reporting of symptoms and exposures; storage and multi-site access to lab reports; reuse of templates; repeated measurements; and ability to perform long-term case follow-up.

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Published

2015-02-26

How to Cite

Vahora, J., & Arwady, M. A. (2015). Evaluation of REDCap as a Tool for Outbreak Data Management, Illinois, 2013-2014. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5836

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Poster Presentations

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