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  • Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under

    Content Type: Abstract

    The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more
    … airway disease, and wheezing. This was then restricted to all Boston residents, ages five and under, and compared with all ED visits of the same ages and residency. Syndrome … ED Visits 01 /05 /08 02 /02 /08 03 /01 /08 03 /29 /08 04 /26 /08 05 /24 /08 06 /21 /08 07 /19 /08 08 /16 /08 09 /13 …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010

    Content Type: Abstract

    In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more
    … system receives information from ED visits from all 10 acute care hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data … among persons aged 18�24 years. Fifty- four percent of all BRI admissions were associated with fractures and … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Syndromic Surveillance in Support of an Urban Violence Intervention

    Content Type: Abstract

    Our objective was to adapt the city'­s syndromic surveillance system to help guide a violence intervention initiative in response to an upsurge in serious assaults and homicides in Boston.
    … using the chief complaint data it receives daily from all Boston emergency departments. These were defined as … to assaults or to gunshots, stabbings, or slashings. Dis- tributions were computed by victim characteristics … acute care hospitals. Of the 458,376 visits, 4,177 were due to incidents of violence. 3,555 were classified as …
  • A Comparison of Locally Developed Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions Using Electronic Emergency Department Data in Boston and New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    To compare locally-developed influenza-like syndrome definitions (derived from emergency department (ED) chief complaints) when applied to data from two ISDS DiSTRIBuTE Project participants: Boston and New York City (NYC) [1].
    … daily from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~ 10,000). Each department … 2, 2005 to May 17, 2008 were calculated for each site for all ages and 6 age groups (<2, 2-4, 5-17, 18-44, 45-64, … a greater magnitude of visits as influenza-like than did the other city’s local definition. Figure – Proportion …
  • Age Specific Correlations between Influenza Laboratory Data and Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions in Boston and New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    To compare age-group-specific correlation of influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC using locally defined ILS definitions.
    … ED morbidity patterns. Also, BPHC receives reports of all influenza isolates in Boston identified by any … from Oct 2, 2005 – May 17, 2008 were calculated for all ages, and for 6 age groups (<1, 1-4, 5-24, 25-44, 45-64, … for the <1 and 1-4 age groups was below 0.43 for all syndrome definitions. No significant correlation was …
  • Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston

    Content Type: Abstract

    We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity.
    … (BPHC) syndromic surveillance system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- … vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and dehydration. GI3 did the same, but excluded visits that contained gyne- … syndromes and ICD9 codes for gastroenteritis. CONCLUSIONS All three syndrome definitions had a fairly high de- gree of …
  • Sneezes vs. Wheezes: Syndrome Definitions for Influenza-like Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    During influenza season, the Boston Public Health Commission uses syndromic surveillance to monitor Emergency Department visits for chief complaints indicative of influenza-like illness (ILI). We created three syndrome definitions for ILI to capture… read more
    … Any chief complaint containing “flu” was included in all three syndrome groups. Figure 1. Syndrome Definitions … Trends in the number of weekly visits and percentage of all ED visits for each ILI syndrome definition were compared …
  • Making the Best Use of Textual ED Data for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    In this webinar Dr. Travers will review two tools developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which aid in processing textual CC’s and triage notes in support of syndromic surveillance. Textual data from emergency departments… read more
    … Peds: 38C (100.4), high fever 39C (102.2) • Clinicians • “Did you measure it at home?” • “What route? How long did you … • 10 recommendations • Controlled vocabulary needed • All user communities’ needs should be addressed • Capture …