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Homelessness - Washington State Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
The following syndrome was developed to explore emergency department visit records involving people experiencing homelessness. Trends over time, patient demographics, geographic distribution, and primary reasons for seeking care were explored.… read more… syndrome was developed to explore emergency department visit records involving people experiencing homelessness. … syndrome was developed to explore emergency department visit records involving people experiencing homelessness. … -
Monitoring Sexual Violence Visits in Emergency Department Data to Improve Public Health
Content Type: Abstract
Although sexual violence is a pressing public health and safety issue, it has historically been challenging to monitor population trends with precision. Approximately 31% of incidents of sexual violence are reported to law enforcement and only 5%… read more… characteristics of sexual violence emergency department visits in Washington State. 4 views Submitted by elamb on … characteristics of sexual violence emergency department visits in Washington State. … Monitoring Sexual Violence Visits in Emergency Department Data to Improve Public Health … -
Measles-related syndromes - Washington State Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
In WA, we've been using a series of increasingly broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a result of people seeking care because they were (or think) they were exposed, seeking… read more… broad queries to monitor measles. The number of visits mentioning measles increases during an outbreak as a … be measles. As a result, it is important to focus in on visits of highest suspicion as mentions of measles increase. … mentions of or diagnoses of measles excluding visits mentioning titers OR visits for vaccination. Searches … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 1): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Nebraska and Washington Implementations
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" Our third Meaningful Use webinar continues our discussion on state implementation of inpatient… read more… � Gender � Race/Ethnicity � Zip, County, State � Visit information: � Visit ID � Date of admission & … Situational Awareness: ILI Percentage of ER Visits for ILI by CDC Week, Western Washington, 2007–2012 0 … -
All Traffic Related, Washington State Department of Health, 2018
Content Type: Syndrome
Objective: Capture all traffic-related injuries presenting to the emergency room regardless of intent or vehicle type to allow monitoring of long-term trends in traffic-related injuries as well as short-term aberrations due to holiday, events,… read more… System: ESSENCE Data sources: Emergency Department Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief … System: ESSENCE Data sources: Emergency Department Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief … -
All Traffic Related v2 - Washington State Department of Health, 2019
Content Type: Syndrome
Objective: This is an updated to the All Traffic-related submitted in 2018. The goal is to capture all traffic-related injuries presenting for healthcare, regardless of intent or vehicle type, to allow monitoring of long-term trends… read more… Data sources: Emergency Department and Outpatient Clinic Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief … Data sources: Emergency Department and Outpatient Clinic Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief … -
Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document
Content Type: References
This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more… new field involving the passive collection of healthcare visits in a way that is timely. This passive collection is … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits in near-real time and aid in situational awareness … and modify as necessary. Try to think about how a visit for your condition of interest may be unique. Consider …