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Development of a Custom Spell-Checker for Emergency Department Data
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Emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance relies on a chief complaint, which is often a free-text field, and may contain misspelled words, syntactic errors, and healthcare-specific and/or facility-specific abbreviations. Cleaning of the chief… read more… a chief complaint, which is often a free-text field, and may contain misspelled words, syntactic errors, and … abbreviations. Cleaning of the chief complaint field may improve syndrome capture sensitivity and reduce … a chief complaint, which is often a free-text field, and may contain misspelled words, syntactic errors, and … -
Comparison between HL7 and Legacy Syndromic Surveillance Data in New York City
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Data from the Emergency Departments (EDs) of 49 hospitals in New York City (NYC) is sent to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) daily as part of the syndromic surveillance system. Currently, thirty-four of the EDs transmit data as… read more… to HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.5.1. Given there may be differences in data completeness, quality, and … to HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.5.1. Given there may be differences in data completeness, quality, and …