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Surveillance in New Jersey - From Anthrax to Automation
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In the summer of 2001, New Jersey (NJ) was in the process of developing surveillance activities for bioterrorism. On September 11, 2001, the U.S. suffered a major terrorist attack. Approximately a month later, Anthrax-laced letters were processed… read more -
BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Reports from the Field
Content Type: Webinar
In the first quarter of 2012, the CDC awarded 9 health departments BioSense Challenge Grants to accelerate local system integration with BioSense 2.0. On Friday, October 4th from 1:00-2:00 pm EDT, ISDS and the BioSense Redesign Team will host a… read more -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel - Part II: Facilitating Groups & Meetings
Content Type: Webinar
Presented February 26, 2019. This webinar is the second installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your Community. … read more -
Better, Stronger, Faster: Why Add Fields to Syndromic Surveillance? New Jersey, 2015
Content Type: Abstract
In New Jersey, real-time emergency department (ED) data are currently received from EDs by Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter, which collects, manages and analyzes ED registration data for syndromic surveillance, and provides alerts to… read more -
School Daze: Capturing Chemical Exposures in Syndromic Surveillance -- New Jersey 2013
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In early May of 2013, two chemical spills occurred within high schools in Atlantic county. These incidents, occurring within a week of each other, highlighted the need to strengthen statewide syndromic surveillance of illnesses caused by such… read more -
Identifying Clusters of Rare and Novel Words in Emergency Department Chief Complaints
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A goal of biosurveillance is to identify incidents that require a public health response. The challenge is creating specific definitions of such incidents so they can be detected. In syndromic surveillance, this is accomplished by classifying… read more -
BioSense Sentinel Alert Experience: New Jersey, November, 2004
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BioSense is a national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative to improve the nation's capabilities for early event detection and situational awareness. BioSense data includes Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs ambulatory… read more -
HAI Surveillance Enhancement within EpiCenter by Utilization of Triage Notes
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In New Jersey, Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s (HMS) EpiCenter collects chief complaint data for syndromic surveillance from 79 of 80 emergency departments (ED). Using keyword algorithms, these visits are classified into syndrome categories for… read more