| unique identifier reporting | In public health, a system that uses information such as the person's birth date and part of their identification number (in the u.s., the social security number) to create a unique code that is reported instead of a name. It is an alternative to named reporting that provides some of the surveillance benefits of reporting by name, such as the elimination of duplicate reports, while reducing privacy concerns by avoiding use of a person's name. For example, HIV testing in maryland and texas is done with unique identifier reporting. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| reporting, unique identifier | In public health, a system that uses information such as the person's birth date and part of their identification number (in the u.s., the social security number) to create a unique code that is reported instead of a name. It is an alternative to named reporting that provides some of the surveillance benefits of reporting by name, such as the elimination of duplicate reports, while reducing privacy concerns by avoiding use of a person's name. This system is used with HIV testing for example in maryland and texas. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| unique DNA | <molecular biology> Any nucleotide sequence in DNA that is found only once in a given genome. (09 Oct 1997) |
| unique species | <biology> A biotic resource whose presence is unusual and of special interest due to extremities of range, special soil types, or unusual associations with other species. (09 Oct 1997) |
| adverse drug reaction reporting systems | Systems developed for collecting reports from government agencies, manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, and other sources on adverse drug reactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonymous reporting | In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandatory reporting | Legal requirement for physicians and other professionals providing health services to report suspected incidents of abuse and neglect. As mandated reporters, they are generally afforded legal immunity for such reports and most jurisdictions impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to report. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reporting, anonymous | In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. It is different from anonymous testing, in which no name is used on the test sample. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reporting, named | In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments. This is standard practice for the surveillance of many infectious diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, and tuberculosis that pose a public health threat. The opposite of named reporting is anonymous testing in which the individual remains nameless. (12 Dec 1998) |
| named reporting | In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments. This is standard practice for the surveillance of many infectious diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, and tuberculosis that pose a public health threat. The opposite of named reporting is anonymous testing in which the individual remains nameless. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insurance claim reporting | The design, completion, and filing of forms with the insurer. (12 Dec 1998) |