title: The Massachusetts Health and Homeland Alert Network: a scalable and secure public health knowledge management and notification system.
abstract: The Massachusetts Health and Homeland Alert Network (HHAN) is a secure, open-source web-based knowledge management portal for sensitive public health information. The HHAN rapidly disseminates notifications to user groups via email, the web, and telephonic alerts, and tracks whether alerts have been received and confirmed by notified parties.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hosp. Informatics Program, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cassa
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenfield
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mandl
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008404:Massachusetts; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D040442:Public Health Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013219:State Government