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Using Business Intelligence Tools to Automate Data Capture and Reporting
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The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) serves public health users across NC at the local, regional and state levels, providing early event detection and situational awareness capabilities. At the… read more… different data feeds daily including emergency department visits, emergency medical service runs, poison center calls, … data feeds daily including emergency department (ED) visits, emergency medical service (EMS) runs, poison center … funding. Appropriate use of business intelligence tools may prove valuable in accomplishing these goals. … -
Securing protected health information in NC DETECT
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NC DETECT receives daily data files from emergency departments (ED), the statewide EMS data collection system, the statewide poison center, and veterinary laboratory test results. Included in these data are elements, which may contain Protected… read more… test results. Included in these data are elements, which may contain Protected Health Information (PHI). It is the … USA on 1–2 December 2010. References 1 45 CFR Part 142, y 142.308 (c). ‘Technical security services to guard data … confidentiality and availability.’ 2 45 CFR Part 142, y 142.308 (d). ‘Technical security mechanisms.’ Securing PHI … -
Improving System Ability to Identify Symptom Complexes in Free-Text Data
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Text-based syndrome case definitions published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)1 form the basis for the syndrome queries used by the North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT). Keywords within these… read more… ('%') indicate that zero or more characters of any type may substitute for the wildcard.2 The term “ha” as a synonym … ('%') indicate that zero or more characters of any type may substitute for the wildcard.2 The term “ha” as a synonym … SQL Server 2005 Books Online, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library /ms174214.aspx, Accessed June 29, 2006. … -
Incorporating Wildlife Data into Syndromic Surveillance
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The North Carolina Bioterrorism and Emerging Infection Prevention System (NC BEIPS) serves public health users across North Carolina at the local, regional and state levels, providing syndromic surveillance capabilities. At the state level,… read more… generated, providing a line listing of all the syndrome visits that contributed to the flag on that particular date. … PWC since January 1, 2005. During that time, 1377 patient visits representing 109 different species from 20 counties … and out of state have been reported, averaging seven visits per day. The most frequent animal types are birds, … -
North Carolina Bioterrorism and Emerging Infection Prevention System
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NC BEIPS is a system designed and developed by the NC Division of Public Health (DPH) for early detection of disease and bioterrorism outbreaks or events. It analyzes emergency department (ED) data on a daily basis from 33 (29%) EDs in North… read more… generated, providing a line listing of all the syndrome visits that contributed to the flag on that particular date. …