Asa Schimt, BS

Minnesota Department of Health
OLF 2C
625 Robert St. N
P.O Box 64975, MN
USA 55164-0975
asa.schmit@state.mn.us

Biographical Sketch:
Disease surveillance system co-ordinator, working as project manager for the implementation of a disease surveillance system for the Minnesota department of health as well as supervising the group maintaining and supporting the MEDSS system.(2008 - present). Overseeing ELR implementation in Minnesota and contact for any ELR MU questions. Project manager for implementation of a disease surveillance system for public health in Wisconsin, including implementation of ELR (2005 - 2008) Project manager for implementation of a disease surveillance system for Smittskyddsinstitutet (Swedish Institute for Communicable disease control) in Stockholm, Sweden (2003 - 2005), this implementation included electronic laboratory reporting from laboratories to SMI. Project manager, technical lead, business analyst and developer for a small IT contracting company providing IT solutions for health care and pharmaceutical companies in Sweden and Europe (1994 - 2005)