Our first line of defense against bioterrorism. Part 1.
Health care's response to the anthrax outbreak highlights our critical need to enlist sophisticated information technology (IT) tools in the defense against bioterrorism. Part 1 of a two-part series explains what went wrong in the most recent attack and suggests how a national IT infrastructure might help in the future.
Simpson
Roy L
RL
Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., USA.
D000881:Anthrax / Q000517:prevention & control; D023482:Bioterrorism; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D014481:United States