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How to Effectively Validate an HL7 Syndromic Surveillance Interface
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Current local, state, and national initiatives related to meaningful use and the modernization of electronic health records, and the growing availability of electronic information exchanges, have become important drivers to establishing syndromic… read more… that is producing consistent and quality information. The lack of effective validation efforts has led to incomplete … that is producing consistent and quality information. The lack of effective validation efforts has led to incomplete … -
Automating BioSense 2.0 Locker Processing for Local Program-Specific Surveillance
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Syndromic surveillance can provide early warning of potential public health emergencies and acute health events in a population. The sharing and aggregation of syndromic data among jurisdictions can provide more comprehensive situational awareness… read more… functions, and provides access only to binned data. The back-door interface, with access to additional data lockers … functions, and provides access only to binned data. The back-door interface, with access to additional data lockers … -
An ISDS-Based Initiative for Conventions for Biosurveillance Data Analysis Methods
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Twelve years into the 21st century, after publication of hundreds of articles and establishment of numerous biosurveillance systems worldwide, there is no agreement among the disease surveillance community on most effective technical methods for… read more… of method development cannot access surveillance data. Lack of data access is a formidable obstacle to developers … of method development cannot access surveillance data. Lack of data access is a formidable obstacle to developers … -
Using Syndromic Surveillance Data for Enhanced Case-Capture of Conditions of Public Health Interest
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Syndromic surveillance can be a useful tool for the early recognition of outbreaks and trends in emergency department (ED) data. In addition, as a more timely data source than traditional disease reporting, syndromic data may also be… read more… from 8 hospitals. These data include: date and time of visit, age, zip code, chief complaint, mode of arrival, and …