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PHIMS
When disease occurs in Washington State, DOH and local public health work together to collect information and conduct investigations into the causes, spread and containment of chronic and contagious diseases. Called Notifiable Conditions, theses diseases must be reported to public health authorities by health care providers, health care facilities, laboratories, veterinarians, food service establishments, child day care facilities, and schools. PHIMS provides local public health a way to collect, manage and report Notifiable Conditions reports, disease outbreaks and disease investigations. Reporting on PHIMS is done over the internet giving easy access to the system. PHIMS standardizes the way the information is collected and reported. This assures that each report will contain the same pieces of information in the same order. The strictest level of security has been used to protect PHIMS and to assure the security and confidentiality of its information. To access PHIMS, each user will be required to use a digital certificate contained on a physical “token.” Each user is also assigned different access depending on what disease investigation role they perform. Because it is available from any computer (with the proper digital certificate token) PHIMS is easy to access and reports can be created in a more timely manner. The standardized data makes the information more reliable and of higher quality. The collective database becomes a valuable tool for epidemiologists as they conduct disease research and surveillance. For more information about digital certificate technology, how it's used with PHIMS and how to access PHIMS, read our Digital Certificate Fact Sheet. PHIMS User Group (PUG) The PHIMS User Group (PUG) is a group of PHIMS users from different LHJs and DOH. The goal of the group is to provide guidance so local public health needs are met during PHIMS development, implementation, evaluation, training and ongoing maintenance. PUG meeting minutes can be found in the Document Library. Additional PHIMS status information can be found in the monthly WEDSS Update. If you have questions or need further information about PHIMS, contact:
Chas DeBolt PHIMS Fact Sheet (PDF format) |
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