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  • ED and poison center surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon

    Content Type: Abstract

    Oregon’s statewide syndromic surveillance system (Oregon ESSENCE) has been operational since 2012. Non-federal emergency department data (and several of their associated urgent care centers) are the primary source for the system, although other… read more
    … department data (and several of their associated urgent care centers) are the primary source for the system, … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring visits in both data sources in would allow for assessment of …
  • Public Health Surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017 provided a rare opportunity to view a complete solar eclipse on the American mainland. Much of Oregon was in the path of totality and forecasted to have clear skies. Ahead of the event, OPHD aggregated a list… read more
    … along with large numbers of visitors traveling by car on the day of the eclipse. The potential for multiple … and captures statewide emergency department (ED), urgent care, Oregon Poison Center, and reportable disease data. … along with large numbers of visitors traveling by car on the day of the eclipse. The potential for multiple …
  • Onboarding - Oregon Experience

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    From the BioSense 2.0 Onboarding Workgroup meeting, November 5, 2014 Presenter Laurel Boyd Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Public Health Division Oregon Health Authority read more
    … 2. Health event validation or verification •  Use ED visits to verify or refute suspicion of community-wide … variables in EHRs •  Chief complaint •  Reason for visit •  Registration note •  Stated complaint –  Frequency … value sets •  Identifying ED visits as “Primary care” Syndromic surveillance in Oregon Er, rather, paid for …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Onboarding Workgroup - Report

    Content Type: Report

    Objective To share best practices for onboarding amongst community members in the interest of improving onboarding efforts nationally. Summary of activities: The onboarding workgroup was initially tasked to define a process… read more
    … to be growing. Resources: Onboarding Workgroup Web site: … Nexus Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/biosenseusercommunity/?pli=1 Presentations (given …
  • Analytic Fusion for Essential Indicators of the Opioid Epidemic

    Content Type: Abstract

    Unlike other health threats of recent concern for which widespread mortality was hypothetical, the high fatality burden of opioid overdose crisis is present, steadily growing, and affecting young and old, rural and urban, military and civilian… read more
    … Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. … Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. …