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  • Use of emergency department data for case finding following a community anthrax exposure

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 24 December 2009, a female New Hampshire resident was confirmed to have gastrointestinal anthrax on the basis of clinical findings and laboratory testing. Her source of anthrax was not immediately known, so the New Hampshire… read more
    … down a pool of nearly 2,00,000 emergency department visits to 62 possible cases requiring further investigation, …
  • Ten Years of Syndromic Surveillance in New Hampshire: Innovation, Experience and Outcomes

    Content Type: Abstract

    In response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the NH Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) engaged state and external partners in the design of an early warning surveillance system to support bioterrorism and emergency… read more
    … to include drill down custom querying for all 26 acute care hospitals (allowing NH to realize statewide ED …
  • Planning for the ICD-10 Transition

    Content Type: Webinar

    The transition of all HIPAA covered entities from the use of ICD­9­CM to ICD­10­CM/PCS codes on October 1, 2015 will create a paradigm change in the use of electronic health record (EHR) data. Many public health surveillance entities that receive,… read more
    …  Courses   "   Maternal  Health   "   Primary  Care,  Women’s  Health,  Chronic  Disease,  BCCCP   "   …