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Combining Laboratory Test Orders and Outpatient Visits to Monitor Respiratory Illness
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To evaluate whether joint monitoring of laboratory test orders and outpatient visits improves the sensitivity and timeliness of alerting during seasonal increases in respiratory illness.… joint monitoring of laboratory test orders and outpatient visits improves the sensitivity and timeliness of alerting … Document Combining_Laboratory_Test_Orders_And_Outpatient_Visits_To_Monitor_Respiratory_Illness.pdf 2 views Submitted … Combining Laboratory Test Orders and Outpatient Visits to Monitor Respiratory Illness Cara H. Olsen, MS, … -
Use of Electronic Health Records to Determine the Impact of Ebola Screening
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Since the largest epidemic of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) in recorded history began in Guinea in December 2013, the epidemic has spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone resulting in an estimation of over 27,000 total cases… read more… considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for … -
Survey of Pre-Clinical Behavior – What Do People Do When They Get Sick?
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The impetus for the development of many first syndromic surveillance systems was the hope of detecting infectious disease outbreaks earlier than with traditional surveillance. Various data sources have been suggested as potential… read more… 14 pediatric questionnaires, with 55% reporting a first visit for the current problem. The most frequent complaint … joint aches and rhinorrhea. Only 4% reported the day of visit as the first day they had symptoms. 53% reported that … visit. A minority of patients accessed advice via phone (26%) or the internet (29%). 55% reported taking … -
Monitoring Influenza Activity Using the BioSense System, 2003-2005
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One of the standard approaches to public health surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza-like illness (%ILI; fever plus cough or sore throat). The BioSense System currently… read more… surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza-like … surveillance for influenza is to monitor the percent of visits to about 2000 sentinel physicians for influenza- like … was one week before or after the seasonal increase in ILI visits to sentinel physicians. Data were analyzed for the … -
Effective Use of Laboratory Data for Monitoring Population Health
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Effective public health response to emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters, and bioterrorism requires access to real-time, accurate information on disease patterns and healthcare utilization. The ESSENCE surveillance… read more… outpatient microbiology laboratory tests and outpatient visits to 166 MTFs were obtained for No- vember 2, 2002 - … so only test orders were evalu- ated. Outpatient visits were assigned to disease syn- dromes based on ICD-9 … Practice patterns and laboratory test/outpatient visit associations vary by region, so monitoring may be most …