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Medicaid Prescription Data for Detection of Influenza-Like Illness
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The New York State (NYS) Medicaid Program provides healthcare for 34% of the population in New York City (NYC) and 4%-20% in each of the 57 county populations up-state. Prescription data are collected through the sub-mission of claims forms to the… read more… (Week 40, in early October, 2003, to Week 20, in late May, 2004), 37 of 57 upstate counties and all 5 counties of … (Week 40, in early October, 2003, to Week 20, in late May, 2004), 37 of 57 upstate counties and all 5 counties of … -
The utility of inpatient data obtained from regional health information organizations for pneumonia and influenza surveillance
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Hospital discharge data received by public health agencies has a reporting lag time of greater than six months. This data is often used retrospectively to conduct surveillance to assess severity of illness and outcome, and for… read more… of five acute-care facilities. Methods Inpatient data for visit dates between 1 June and 29 October 2009 were selected … RHIO A data. Patients were matched by facility, date of visit, gender, month and year of birth, and zip code of … days, and 96% within 30 days of discharge. There were 26,514 matched patients, who accounted for 99% of the SPARCS …