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  • An information visualization approach to improving data quality

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    The Public Health - Seattle & King County syndromic surveillance system has been collecting emergency department (ED) data since 1999. These data include hospital name, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, diagnoses (when available), disposition… read more
    … (when available), disposition, and a patient and visit key. Data are collected for 19 of 20 King County EDs, for visits that occurred the previous day. Over time, various … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

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    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more
    … the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza in Washington State: A Local and Regional Perspective

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    We explored the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza surveillance, from both a local and a regional perspective.
    … the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … the utility of tracking emergency de- partment (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … for each county and aggregated as a regional count. Total visits per day, week, and month were used to calcu- late …
  • In data we trust? An evaluation of the quality of influenza hospital admissions data gathered by automated versus manual reporting

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    The Washington Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS) has collected discharge data from billing systems for every inpatient admitted to every hospital in the state since 1987 [1]. The purpose of the system is to provide data for… read more
    … patient was intubated or was in the ICU, and a patient/visit key. Hospitals transmit data daily for visits that occurred up to 1 month earlier. Previously, we … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Performance of a Syndromic Surveillance System for Detecting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Following a Severe Windstorm

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    On December 14th, 2006, a severe windstorm in western Washington caused hundreds of thousands of residents to lose power. On December 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs… read more
    … 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs of acute carbon … system. Of these, 121 patients presented with a chief com- plaint or diagnosis matching one or more of the fol- … were ages 45-64 years (mean=36 years). About one-quarter (26%) of patients provided home zip codes which mapped to the …
  • Monitoring Staphylococcus Infection Trends with Biosurveillance Data

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    Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Until recently, S. aureus pneumonia has been considered primarily a nosocomial infection, and was reported… read more
    … system to describe trends in emergency department visits for SSTI as well as staphylococcus pneumonia … system to describe trends in emergency department (ED) visits for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) as well as … The data elements include hospital name, date/time of visit, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, disposition, …
  • Using a Syndromic Surveillance System to Evaluate the Impact of a Change in Alcohol Law

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    In November 2011, Washington State voters passed Initiative 1183 (I-1183) which closed state-owned and contracted liquor stores and opened the market for “hard liquor” sales in the private sector. The change in law was implemented on June 1, 2012.… read more
    … on June 1, 2012. Increases in alcohol-related ED visits were postulated as one potential impact if there was … were changes in alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits in Washington State associated with statewide alcohol … on June 1, 2012. Increases in alcohol-related ED visits were postulated as one potential impact if there was …
  • Evaluation of Electronic Ambulatory Care Data for Use in the Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet)

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    During summer 2012, Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) surveyed ILINet providers and found that more than half either utilize their electronic medical record system (EMRS) to gather and report weekly ILINet data, or intend to implement… read more
    … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. Objective: To … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. Submitted by … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. Objective: To …