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eHealth
Certificates for Animal Health Regulatory Management Kevin
Maher, GlobalVetLink, LC Introduction
/ Executive Summary GlobalVetLink,
L.C. (GVL) is headquartered in Ames, Iowa, in the Iowa State University
Research Park. GlobalVetLink’s mission is to be the primary
information system platform for the animal health regulatory industry
through utilization of secure, web-based Internet applications.
The
company specializes in state of the art Internet application tools for
State and Federal Animal Health Officials, Private Practicing
Veterinarians, Diagnostic Labs and Animal Industry Owners for animal
health regulatory management by facilitating efficient compliance with
intrastate / interstate, international animal health regulations,
commerce as well as EIA / Coggins, by automatically initiating the
appropriate e-document for the requested animal movement.
GVL is purely regulatory-based business. GlobalVetLink
maintains up to date Internet based technology, while providing a safe,
robust, and efficient system for the industry.
Additionally, this service is an important vehicle for
integrating diagnostic laboratory into the food animal and companion
animal regulatory process. Principals include: Kevin D. Maher,
GlobalVetLink, LC, President / Founder, William Eugene Lloyd, DVM,
Chairman / President, Lloyd Inc., Conrad B. Schmidt, DVM, President,
Schmidt & Associates. GVL also works with more than 14
internationally recognized animal health specialists as well as State /
Federal Agencies and USDA / APHIS / VS.
Current
GlobalVetLink online applications interface with all existing State and
Federal proposals for: Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of
1998, Center for Emerging Issues and the National Disease Reporting
System. In
November 2002, USDA / APHIS / Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health
(CEAH) Veterinary Services announced they will work with Communications
Resource Inc. (CRI) and GlobalVetLink, LC (GVL) to develop an electronic
version of the Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for food
animal applications which will be available to all States at no charge
for usage. The electronic
health certificates will be web-based and will incorporate the
requirements endorsed by United States Animal Health Association (USAHA)
five years ago. APHIS / VS targeted the first quarter of 2003 for
implementation. GlobalVetLink’s
secured web-base platform launched in the State of Florida with the
Department of Animal Industry and Consumer Services in 1999 and has set
a state of the art standard for animal health regulatory management
tools. Background History:
Technical
aspect of GlobalVetLink’s Internet applications:
Turnkey solution:
Security Hierarchy (ascending order)
GlobalVetLink
provides services for:
Type of services GVL provides:
Feature
/ Benefits: For State / Federal Agencies – §
Centrally manages animal regulatory import and
export data §
Compile reports §
Monitor compliance §
Evaluate trends §
Locate disease source §
Target exposed animals §
Initiate containment §
State Users Reporting options for monitoring animal movements,
imports, exports, intrastate, laboratory activities, vet usage rate and
many more tools. For Private Practitioners and Animal Health Officials – §
Access GVL’s web-based system 24/7 §
Run real time, secured reports, data queries via any Internet connection §
File all transactions by secured point/click §
Obtain immediate approval for animal movement §
Easily integrate diagnostic lab data, providing greater accuracy,
historical data and backtracking in case of animal disease outbreak For Diagnostic
Labs – §
Access GVL’s web-based system 24/7 §
Receive submissions direct from vet via secured web applications §
Report real-time result direct to veterinarians §
Connectivity – State, Federal and Practitioners For Animal
Owners: §
An eTicket for their pet, horses and/or show stock §
Digital Images and improved ID §
Clean, legible and professional looking – a document they are proud of §
Easy to verify For
Animal Transporters: § Shipping documents are like eTickets and are available online § Expedite animal transfer § Reduces verification time when questions arise § Increases transporters ability to better service their clients §
Provides a digital
image identification for animal verification System Mechanics:
(screen shots)
Where GVL is now: Highlight of Stats from September 2001 –
April 1, 2003: OCVI Bovine - 1,813 certificate(s) with 133,362 animal(s) total. Equine - 1,220 certificate(s) with 1,276 animal(s) total. Canine - 309 certificate(s) with 309 animal(s) total. Feline - 17
certificate(s) with 59 animal(s) total. Number of exports to 51 states / US
Territories: 48 state(s) / 3 territories, 3,122 certificate(s) with 126,166 animal(s) total. USDA / APHIS / CEAH / VS ICVI project for the movement of livestock: In November 2002, Communications Resource Inc. (CRI) and GlobalVetLink, LC (GVL) announced they are working with Veterinary Services Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (VS CEAH) a part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), to develop an electronic version of the Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for livestock applications. The electronic health certificates will be web-based and incorporate the requirements endorsed by United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) five years ago. Electronic health certificates have been
successfully applied in Florida with benefits realized by
practitioners, and state and federal animal health officials.
USDA / APHIS / VS will build on that success by including California,
Colorado, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin to further pilot the
current application and suggest minor changes that will make the system
even more accepted across a wide distribution of users. The
goal is that by March 2003, VS will be ready to implement a nationwide
system for livestock that will provide electronic transmission of health
certificate data, create printed certificates, provide access to
domestic import/export information, create summary reports of periodic
activity and produce a standardized data transmission file that could
interface with local databases. Veterinary
Services will provide the technology for livestock movement to the
States who can, if they desire, allocate funds for personnel training,
support and other applications available by contract with GlobalVetLink.
GlobalVetLink welcomes you to become involved and we encourage your partnership just as we welcome participation by governmental agencies of U.S. and all its trading partners. For
more information: Kevin
Maher, President GlobalVetLink,
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