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Adapting a syndromic biosurveillance system to monitor veterans’ health impact associated with the gulf coast oil spill
Content Type: Abstract
On 20 April 2010, an explosion on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to a prolonged uncontrolled release of crude oil. Both clean-up workers and coastal residents were potentially at high risk for respiratory and other… read more… (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that … (ESSENCE).1 ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that … (ESSENCE). ESSENCE captures specific patient care visit ICD-nine codes belonging to selected conditions that … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 2): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Department of Veterans Affairs Implementation
Content Type: Webinar
This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Dr. Cynthia Lucero continues our Meaningful Use webinar series with an introduction to… read more… age, sex, eligibility, homelessness, death indicator) Visit information (e.g. ICD-9 diagnosis codes, E&M codes, … & DoD 37 Data Challenges Locating/mapping data accurately Lack of data standardization Data validation process … -
Another Type of Cluster Monitoring: Detection of Groups of Anomalous Patient Residence Locations
Content Type: Abstract
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) uses the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics to detect disease outbreaks and other health-related events earlier than other forms of surveillance. Although… read more… by ICD-9 code and chart review), date and location of visit and patients’ zip code of residence. We also accessed …