The Arizona MD STARnet site acted as an agent for the Arizona Department of Health Services to conduct MD surveillance. MD STARnet activities in Arizona were approved and monitored by an institutional review board at the University of Arizona, and as needed, from healthcare facilities where records were accessed. Colorado, Iowa, and New York operated through legal authority for public health surveillance from their respective state health department.
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