title: Health informatics: a roadmap for autism knowledge sharing.
abstract: With the prevalence of diagnosed autism on the rise, increased efforts are needed to support surveillance, research, and case management. Challenges to collect, analyze and share typical and unique patient information and observations are magnified by expanding provider caseloads, delays in treatment and patient office visits, and lack of sharable data. This paper outlines recommended principles and approaches for utilizing state-of-the-art information systems technology and population-based registries to facilitate collection, analysis, and reporting of autism patient data. Such a platform will increase treatment options and registry information to facilitate diagnosis, treatment and research of this disorder.
authors.affiliation: e-Merge Medical Technologies (Boise, ID).
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oberleitner
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wurtz
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Popovich
authors.forename: Reno
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiedler
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moncher
authors.forename: Swamy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laxminarayan
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reischl
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007256:Information Systems; D008490:Medical Informatics; D012042:Registries