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The Longitudinal Record: Linking Hepatitis A Outbreak Cases and Syndromic HL7 Data
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With increasing availability of syndromic meaningful use data, new approaches to disease surveillance utilizing linkages to other data systems are possible. Expanded communicable disease information may be valuable during outbreaks or other public… read more… many have multiple comorbidities and often have health care seeking behaviors that differ from the general … to syndromic HL7 messages for emergency department visits and hospitalizations enabled the identification of … which this unique population interacted with the health care system in the context of a communicable disease … -
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 … for the year 2006, representing 0.65% of all ED visits and an average of 7.9 ED visits to review per day. The most frequent conditions of …