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  • Preparing for the Impact of the ICD-9/10 Transition on Syndromic Surveillance

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    The US Department of Health and Human Services has mandated that after October 1, 2015, all HIPAA covered entities must transition from using International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes (www.… read more
    … 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes ( www.cms.gov ). This will impact public health surveillance … 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes (www.cms.gov). This will impact public health surveillance …
  • Preliminary Look into the ICD9/10 Transition Impact on Public Health Surveillance

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    On October 1, 2015, the number of ICD codes will expand from 14,000 in version 9 to 68,000 in version 10. The new code set will increase the specificity of reporting, allowing more information to be conveyed in a single code. It is anticipated that… read more
    … code sets, 4) Limited understanding of the precise ICD-10 CM codes that will be used in the US Healthcare system, and … the International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) CoP to form a workgroup to develop the Master Mapping … to discuss the public health impacts from the ICD-10-CM conversion, and to support jurisdictional public health …
  • New Master Mapping Reference Table (MMRT) to Assist ICD-10 Transition for Syndromic Surveillance

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    As of October 1, 2015, all HIPAA covered entities transition from the use of International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9-CM) to version 10 (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Many Public Health surveillance entities receive, interpret, analyze, and… read more
    … International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9-CM) to version 10 (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Many Public Health surveillance entities receive, … consensus-driven syndrome definitions based on ICD- 10-CM codes. The goal was to have the newly created ICD-9-CM …
  • 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.
    … using ESSENCE syndrome definitions documented in <http://www.geis.fhp.osd.mil/GEIS/SurveillanceAc- … counts of outpatient visits and laboratory test orders. Com- bined surveillance was performed by averaging the p- …
  • Development of an Introductory Continuing Medical Education Program for Public Health Professionals and Clinicians in Syndromic Surveillance

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    58 medical licensure boards require between 12 and 50 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for re-licensure of physicians. 28 states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Mariana Islands, require… read more
    … Requirements and Statistics, 2006. Available from: www.ama- … assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/455/licensurerereg-06.pdf 2 www.nsweb.nursingspectrum.com 3 Barbara A. B runt. The impacto f lifelong learning in …
  • Graduate-Level Syndromic Surveillance Course, An International Society for Disease Surveillance Project

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     Following the development of an introductory Continuing Education (CME) course in syndromic surveillance, the Education and Training Committee of the International Society for Disease Surveillance recognized the need to educate future non-… read more
    … 1. http://grad- schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/pu b/search. 2. … m 3. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar/courses/e pi.shtml. 4. http://www.sph.unc.edu/epid/courses_offered_20 0_565.html. 5. http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/epide m.html. 6. …
  • 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
    … disease syn- dromes based on ICD-9 diagnostic codes. We com- pared laboratory test orders to outpatient visits by …
  • Mining Pattern Model of Influenza Surveillance

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    This paper presents an investigation using data mining techniques to model patterns of influenza from positive case demographics, symptoms and laboratory tests.
    … system. Mil Med. 2000 Jul;165(7 Suppl 2):52-6. [5] www.cs.waikato.ac.nz Advances in Disease Surveillance …