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  • Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section conducts emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). LEEDS automatically processes electronic chief… read more
    … complaint, admit reason and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. In response to … and the first travel-associated case in Louisiana in May of 2014, OPH conducted an arboviral syndromic … complaint, admit reason and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. In response to …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) conducts syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS) and submits the collected data… read more
    … syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System … complaint, admit reason, and/or diagnosis fields to tag visits to relevant syndromes. Visits that do not have …
  • Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health conducts ED syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). Using outpatient data for syndromic surveillance is a relatively new concept, brought about due to the increasing use… read more
    … as well as different patient populations and site visit capability, the percentages of patients classified as … as well as different patient populations and site visit capability, the percentages of patients classified as …
  • Content Type: Success Stories

    Louisiana, like other states, grapples with widespread drug abuse. CDC’s DrugOverdose Death Data show Louisiana had a statistically significant 14.7% increase in its drug overdose death rate from 2015–2016. As early as 2013, the Louisiana Office of… read more
    … began by sharing the percentage of emergency department visits related to substance abuse with the State … began by sharing the percentage of emergency department visits related to substance abuse with the State …