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Unstructured Free-text Data and Meaningful Use
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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… or sending emergency department (ED) chief complaint (CC) data as structured variables without including the … surveillance and survey data on the value of free-text CC to public health practice. On 1/31/11, ISDS, in … was conducted to better support a requirement for ED CC as free-text, by investigating the relationship between … -
Utility of Syndromic Surveillance Using Novel Clinical Data Sources
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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… surveillance using emer- gency department, urgent care clinic, hospital inpatient, and ambula- tory clinical care data. 12 views Submitted by dbedford on Tue, 07/17/2018 … surveillance using emer- gency department, urgent care clinic, hospital inpatient, and ambula- tory clinical … -
Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 10
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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… illness (ILI) surveillance using regional health center visit data with an aim of better understanding the practical … and 2. Completing Pre-Workshop survey, to be completed on-site on Day 1. After the Workshop 1. Completing … census tracts) o Differences in jurisdictions (percentage jumps may occur in more rural counties) o Homegrown … -
Recommendations for Syndromic Surveillance Using Inpatient and Ambulatory EHR Data
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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… using hospital inpatient and ambulatory clinical care electronic health record (EHR) data 11 views Submitted … using hospital inpatient and ambulatory clinical care electronic health record (EHR) data … -
A Value-Driven Framework For The Evaluation Of Biosurveillance Systems
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Evaluation and strengthening of biosurveillance systems is acomplex process that involves sequential decision steps, numerous stakeholders, and requires accommodating multiple and conflicting objectives. Biosurveillance evaluation, the initiating… read more… models.Existing evaluation frameworks tend to focus on “hard” technical attributes (e.g. sensitivity) while ignoring … models.Existing evaluation frameworks tend to focus on “hard” technical attributes (e.g. sensitivity) while ignoring … -
Disease Surveillance and Achieving Synergy In Public Health Quality Improvement
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National efforts to improve quality in public health are closely tied to advancing capabilities in disease surveillance. Measures of public health quality provide data to demonstrate how public health programs, services, policies, and research… read more… Similar quality improvement efforts in the health care system are beginning to bear fruit. There has been a … Similar quality improvement efforts in the health care system are beginning to bear fruit. There has been a …