Epidemiologists and monitoring prescriptions

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With the concept of gather once, employ many times, it is increasingly evident that data collected for one purpose are employed to satisfy another. The state of Rhode Island, for example, tracked the spread of H1N1 influenza by looking at electronic prescription records for Tamiflu and other antivirals prescribed. Data on the zip code of the pharmacy where the medication was dispensed and the age group of the patient receiving it were shared with state health department epidemiologists. They used the data to determine what areas of the state had the highest incidence of H1N1 flu. It has been conjectured that the data could similarly be analyzed to look for patterns of where these medications were being over-prescribed based on the numbers of cases reported (Tucker 2009). Such sharing was possible because Rhode Island is one of a few states with 100% use of electronic prescribing by pharmacies (Surescripts 2009).

Please help with the following;

1. How else could monitoring prescriptions be used?

2. Why would epidemiologists be interested in tracking H1N1?

3. What are some other ways that the collect once, use many philosophy be used?

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