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Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance
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The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) receives a designated set of data elements electronically available from 110 emergency departments (EDs) (98%) on at least a daily basis via… read more… system. Document Evaluating_The_Validity_Of_Ed_Visit_Data_For_Biosurveillance.pdf Submitted by elamb on … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance Aaron Ratcliffe MS, Clifton … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance … -
Emergency Department Data Quality Best Practices
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Data quality for syndromic surveillance extends beyond validating and evaluating syndrome results. Data aggregators and data providers can take additional steps to monitor and ensure the accuracy of the data. In North Carolina,… read more… of data elements that should not change, i.e. time of visit, discharge disposition, etc. The aggregate trends … relevant facilities. Their responses can involve sending back data to fill in gaps, amending their internal data … -
Post-Katrina Situational Awareness in North Carolina
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The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) is the early event detection system that serves public health users across North Carolina. One important data source for this system is North… read more… The PHEs filled out a one page paper form for each visit and faxed these forms to staff at DPH, who then …