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Free-Text Processing To Enhance Detection Of Acute Respiratory Infections
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Objective We asked to what extent computerized processing of the full free-text clinical documentation could enhance syndrome detection compared to the sole use of structured data elements from a comprehensive… read more… MD, PhD3, Matthew Samore MD3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Maryland, … -
Using Biosurveillance Whole-System Facsimiles To Compare Aberrancy-Detection Methods: Should BioSense Use SatScan?
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OBJECTIVE A “whole-system facsimile” recreates a complex automated biosurveillance system running prospectively on real historical datasets. We systematized this approach to compare the performance of otherwise… read more… Samore MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, M.Sc.3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Maryland, … -
Automated Surveillance To Detect An Influenza Epidemic: Which Respiratory Syndrome Should We Monitor?
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OBJECTIVE Syndromic surveillance systems (SSS) seek early detection of infectious diseases outbreaks by focusing on pre-diagnostic symptoms. We do not yet know which respiratory syndrome should be monitored for a SSS to discover… read more… MD, M.Sc.4, Trish M. Perl, MD, M.Sc.3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Maryland, … -
Reducing the Delay in Detecting an Influenza Epidemic with More Sensitive Case Detection Algorithms
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Measures aimed at controlling epidemics of infectious diseases critically benefit from early outbreak recognition [1]. SSS seek early detection by focusing on pre-diagnostic symptoms that by themselves may not alarm clinicians. We have previously… read more… Samore, MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2University of Maryland, … -
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Reduce both the Delay and the Workload Required to Detect and Influenza Epidemic
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Measures aimed at controlling epidemics of infectious diseases critically benefit from early outbreak recognition. Through a manual electronic medical record (EMR) review of 5,127 outpatient encounters at the Veterans… read more… Samore, MD4, Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc3 1VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2University of Maryland, …