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Assessing the use of Syndromic Surveillance Data to Identify and Track Heat Illness in Nebraska, 2010 - 2011
Content Type: Abstract
Heat waves have serious health impacts such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dehydration, and death. Heat illness morbidity and mortality can be reduced with the identification of vulnerable populations and targeted public health interventions. In… read more… Services (NeDHHS), representing approximately 18% of all ED visits for the state. Five hospitals reported … excluded. These records represent approximately 15% of all ED visits in the state for June�August. Cases of … keywords but not involving heat-related illness, i.e., ‘applied heat to swollen ankle’, were eliminated. … -
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… Self-reported pregnancy � Diagnosis information: � All diagnoses (ICD9 coded) � Rank � Status (Admitting, … � Consolidate receipt of data feeds through state HIE Hub � Explore the use of discharge diagnoses & lab …