Figure 1.

The infectious disease surveillance systems in Massachusetts in 2006^a

^aA depiction of the data flows for infectious disease surveillance in Massachusetts, prior to the implementation of MAVEN in 2006. Data for specific disease groups and programs were housed in siloed databases. The disparate system was heavily dependent on paper reporting, had inherent time delays, and there were no opportunities for integrated, comprehensive data management and analysis.

MA = Massachusetts

MAVEN = Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network