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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 4 views Submitted by … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance Aaron Ratcliffe MS, Clifton … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance …
  • Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data

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    Per a frequently asked questions document on the ISDS website, approximately two thirds of HL7 records received in BioSense do not provide a Visit ID. As a result, BioSense data processing rules use the patient ID, facility ID and earliest date in… read more
    … of HL7 records received in BioSense do not provide a Visit ID. As a result, BioSense data processing rules use … ID occur within the same 24-hour time frame, those two visits are combined into one visit and the earliest date … unique visit IDs and these are used to identify unique visits in NC DETECT. These data are also sent twice daily to …
  • Post-Katrina Situational Awareness in North Carolina

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … for this system is North Carolina emergency department visits. ED data from hospitals across the state are … of monitoring hurricane Katrina evacuees’ hospital visits in North Carolina. Document … of monitoring hurricane Katrina evacuees’ hospital visits in North Carolina. BACKGROUND The North Carolina …
  • Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC) Case Definitions and How They Impact MVC Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2012, an estimated 2.5 million people presented to the ED for a MVC injury in the U.S. National injury surveillance is commonly captured using E-codes. However, use of E-codes alone to capture MVC-related ED visits may result in a… read more
    … use of E-codes alone to capture MVC-related ED visits may result in a different picture of MVC injuries … use of E-codes alone to capture MVC-related ED visits may result in a different picture of MVC injuries …
  • Web-Based Spatio-Temporal Display of NC DETECT Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    NC DETECT is the Web-based early event detection and timely public health surveillance system in the North Carolina Public Health Information Network. The reporting system also provides broader public health surveillance reports for… read more
    … surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma,  … health surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma, vaccine- … surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma,  …
  • 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 monitored (for each hospital) include a) number of visits/day, b) percentage distributions for disposition, … acuity and insurance codes and c) percentage of visits that receive a diagnosis code, percentage that …
  • The Utility of Biosurveillance for Public Health Practice: The Findings from Two Case Studies

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    States and localities are using biosurveillance for a variety purposes including event detection, situational awareness, and response. However, little is known about the impact of biosurveillance on the operational components… read more
    … and Tarrant County, Texas Advance Practice Center. Site visits were conducted to each of these cases in July, 2007 …