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  • Utility of Outpatient Syndromic Data for Monitoring Influenza-like Illness

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    The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) collects outpatient ILI data through North Dakota Influenza-like Illness Network (ND ILINet), providing situational awareness regarding the percent of visits for ILI at sentinel sites across the state.… read more
    … providing situational awareness regarding the percent of visits for ILI at sentinel sites across the state. Because of increased clinic staff … and outpatient clinics, including urgent and primary care locations. Visits include chief complaint and/or … providing situational awareness regarding the percent of visits for ILI at sentinel sites across the state. Because …
  • Forming Collaborations through the Data Quality Committee to Address Urgent Incidents

    Content Type: Abstract

    On November 20, 2017, several sites participating in the NSSP reported anomalies in their syndromic data. Upon review, it was found that between November 17-18, an EHR vendor’s syndromic product experienced an outage and errors in processing… read more
    … On November 20, 2017, several sites participating in the NSSP reported anomalies in their … DQC, NSSP, a large EHR vendor, and many of the affected sites worked together to identify the core issues, evaluate … Data Quality Committee (DQC) between jurisdictional sites conducting syndromic surveillance, the Centers for …
  • Using Sydromic Surveillance to Track E-cigarette Related Emergency Department Visits

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) investigated the feasibility of using syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. E-cigarettes have been associated with injuries and… read more
    … syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. … syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. … to Track E-cigarette Related Emergency Department Visits …
  • Developing, Evaluating, and Disseminating Definitions for Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice: A Guidance Document

    Content Type: References

    This document, released February 18, 2019, focuses on several key areas related to syndrome definition creation, including the basics behind a syndrome definition, steps to build a syndrome, evaluation of a new (or old) definition, and dissemination… read more
    … new field involving the passive collection of healthcare visits in a way that is timely. This passive collection is … of interest  Syndromic case definitions from other sites  Diagnosis code reference guides and tools to … and modify as necessary. Try to think about how a visit for your condition of interest may be unique. Consider …