To Fight Pandemics, We Need Better Data /
The United States has had many problems coping with the coronavirus. A critical - and underappreciated - problem is bad data: Without good data, planners can't plan, epidemiologists can't model, policy makers can't make policy, and citizens don't trust what they're told. The...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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MIT Sloan Management Review,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st edition. |
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| Summary: | The United States has had many problems coping with the coronavirus. A critical - and underappreciated - problem is bad data: Without good data, planners can't plan, epidemiologists can't model, policy makers can't make policy, and citizens don't trust what they're told. The U.S. needs a robust program, with professional management of the data supply chain, to develop trustworthy data about pandemics and other public health crises. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (6 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |