Liang Huigang, Xue Yajiong
Department of Information Technology and Operations Management, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308, USA.
Int J Med Inform. 2004 Sep;73(9-10):675-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.05.010.
Infectious diseases pose a great danger to public health internationally. The outbreak of SARS has exposed China's fragile public health system and its limited ability to detect and respond to emergencies in a timely and effective manner. In order to strengthen its capability of responding to future public health emergencies, China is developing a public health emergency response information system (PHERIS) to facilitate disease surveillance, detection, reporting, and response. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ongoing development of China's PHERIS. This paper analyzes the problems of China's existing public health system and describes the design and functionalities of PHERIS from both technical and managerial aspects.
传染病在国际上对公共卫生构成巨大威胁。非典疫情暴露了中国脆弱的公共卫生系统，以及其在及时、有效检测和应对突发事件方面的能力有限。为加强应对未来突发公共卫生事件的能力，中国正在开发公共卫生应急响应信息系统（PHERIS），以促进疾病监测、检测、报告及应对工作。本研究的目的是调查中国PHERIS的发展现状。本文分析了中国现有公共卫生系统存在的问题，并从技术和管理层面描述了PHERIS的设计与功能。
