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Utility of Syndromic Surveillance Using Novel Clinical Data Sources
Content Type: Abstract
Discusses the current state of syndromic surveillance using inpatient and ambulatory clinical data in the United States and the potential utility of the data. The Meaningful Use Stages 2 and 3 regulations incentivize the use of these data sources.… read more -
BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 1- Data Ingestion into the BioSense Platform
Content Type: Webinar
The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more -
Recommendations for Syndromic Surveillance Using Inpatient and Ambulatory EHR Data
Content Type: Abstract
MUse will make EHR data increasingly available for public health surveillance. For Stage 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations will require hospitals and offer an option for eligible professionals to provide… read more -
Making Syndromic Surveillance Relevant and Valuable for Emergency Managers
Content Type: Abstract
Intense stress can severely degrade one's ability to process and utilize new kinds of information.1 This psychological phenomena may partially explain why epidemiologist are challenged to communicate and establish the value of SyS information with… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance for Meaningful Use: Inpatient and Ambulatory Clinical Care Data
Content Type: Webinar
Presented November 8, 2011 Charlie Ishikawa, MSPH, the Associate Director of Public Health Programs at ISDS, gives an introduction and project overview of the new ISDS Meaningful Use initiative. Watch this video to learn more about the new… read more -
Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 10
Content Type: Report
The HHS Region 10 workshop engaged nine participants from state and local public health departments in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington with experience in syndromic surveillance that ranged from less than 1 year to over 10 years. Representatives from… read more -
Unstructured Free-text Data and Meaningful Use
Content Type: Abstract
In 2010, as rules for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Electronic Heatlh Record (EHR) Incentive Programs (Meaningful Use)(1), were finalized, ISDS became aware of a trend towards new EHR systems capturing or sending emergency department (ED)… read more -
On to Meaningful Use Stage 2: Refining Public Health Readiness Guidelines
Content Type: Abstract
In the U.S., federal programs are accelerating the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology and encouraging greater standardization in how governmental public health agencies (PHAs) establish surveillance data partnerships with… read more