Heron Technology Corp. is now linked to the CDC NCHS website, for Injury Surveillance System information

Media release. July 20, 2005. Heron Technology Corp., Markham, Ontario

Each year the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), convenes an international symposium on Injury Statistics called ICE (International Collaborative Effort). The 12th annual 2005 meeting was held in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on June 1st and 2nd. The ICE participants present represented some 27 countries. Heron was invited to speak about the electronic Injury Surveillance System that Heron implemented in Jamaica in 1998.

Heron is pleased to be able to advise that a link has now been established at the CDC website [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/ice/meetings.htm] which connects to Heron's website [http://www.herontech.com]. To view the Heron ppt presentation on the Injury Surveillance System as implemented in Jamaica please go to the June 2nd presentations at 9:00AM, or please go directly to the delivered Heron ppt presentation at: [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/ice/cuernavaca/hebert_heron.ppt].

The Heron PAS application software module suite is the logical starting point for national computerization of the health sector. The PAS addresses the functional processing needs in such departments as Admitting, Inpatients, Outpatients, Accident & Emergency, Billing & Accounts Receivable, Health Records Abstracting, Insurance processing, and MOH Statistical Reporting. The PAS uses HL7 messaging, permitting it to integrate to other application software modules within an HIS (Hospital Information System).

An important integrated module, which was developed for Jamaica, is e-Surveillance. In Jamaica the JISS module (Jamaica Injury Surveillance System) has been in live operation since 1998. The Heron e-Surveillance system is capable of providing e-Surveillance on any disease or health condition that needs to be tracked in an accurate and timely fashion. The e-Surveillance module is easily maintained by the user should there be a requirement to gather data on a current health condition (TB, HIV/AIDS, SARS, or Bird Flu). The questions relating to the new requirement can be set up overnight, and sent electronically to all computerized health centres (hospitals or clinics) immediately.

The CDC was closely involved with the Jamaica Ministry of Health (JMOH) in 1998 when Heron was asked to implement e-Surveillance into the operational PAS. This led to the fact that Jamaica became the first country, worldwide, to implement a national e-Surveillance System for Injury, a leading cost component of the overall JMOH budget.

For more information please visit our website at www.herontech.com. Or contact our office at info@herontech.com or by phone at (905) 475 8050, or fax at (905) 475 5842.