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  • A Controlled Vocabulary for "Reason for Visit" in Ambulatory Encounters

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    Objective: To enable improved health surveillance and clinical decision support within ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
    … systems. Document A_Controlled_Vocabulary_For_Reason_For_Visit_In_Ambulatory_Encounters.pdf 3 views Submitted by … RANKED SLOPE= -1 A Controlled Vocabulary for “Reason for Visit” in Ambulatory Encounters F Mostashari*, N Soulakis*, … A Controlled Vocabulary for "Reason for Visit" in Ambulatory Encounters …
  • Comparison of Ambulatory Electronic Health Record and Emergency Department Visit Log Data for Respiratory, Fever, and GI Syndromes

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    This paper describes three years of electronic health record (EHR) data from a network of urban ambulatory care clinics in New York City.
    … bulatory_Electronic_Health_Record_And_Emergency_Department_Visit_Log_Data_For_Respiratory_Fever_And_Gi_Syndromes.pdf 6 … Electronic Health Record and Emergency Department Visit Log Data for Respiratory, Fever, and GI Syndromes … Electronic Health Record and Emergency Department Visit Log Data for Respiratory, Fever, and GI Syndromes …
  • Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis

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    We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC).
    … age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with … age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with … confirmed RV activity and to characterize associated ED visits in NYC. METHODS To estimate incident winter-season …
  • Exploring Syndrome Definition by Applying Clustering Methods to Electronic Health Records Data

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    Electronic  Health  Record  (EHR)  data  offers  the  researcher a potentially rich source of data for tracking disease  syndromes. Procedures  performed  on  the  patient, medications… read more
    … necessarily filled by  the  patient),  and  reason  for  visit  are  just  some  characteristics of the patient … (not necessarily filled by the patient), and reason for visit are just some characteristics of the patient encounter … necessarily filled by  the  patient),  and  reason  for  visit  are  just  some  characteristics of the patient …
  • Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like Illness Outbreaks?

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    This paper describes HHC outpatient data and evaluates the performance for early influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreak detection. We compare its detection ability to that of the emergency department (ED) data and of the two data sources… read more
    … Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like …
  • Visualization of Syndromic Surveillance Using GIS

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    Syndromic Surveillance has been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly spatial and… read more
    … been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, covering an estimated 75% of annual visits. As syndromic surveillance becomes increasingly … been in use in New York City since 2001, with 2.5 million visits reported from 39 participating emergency departments, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments

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    In 2007-2008, the authors surveyed public health officials in 59 state, territorial, and selected large local jurisdictions in the United States regarding their conduct and use of syndromic surveillance. Fifty-two (88%) responded, representing areas… read more
    … (range = 2 months to 13 years). Emergency department visits were the most common data source, used by 84%, followed by outpatient clinic visits (49%), over-the-counter medication sales (44%), calls … years (range, 2 months to 13 years). Emergency department visits were the most common data source, used by 84%, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition Development Using Recursive Partitioning Techniques for Highly Dimensional Databases

    Content Type: Abstract

    Seasonal influenza accounts for a high proportion of outpatient morbidity during the winter months. However, influenza case counts are greatly underestimated due to frequently undiagnosed influenza. Electronic medical record (EMR… read more
    … following database tables: age, vital signs, reason for visit, procedures (CPT), and diagnoses (ICD-9). 10-fold … rate, 51 CPT codes, 46 ICD-9 codes, and 41 ‘reasons for visit’ were identified for the final model analysis. The … 1. This model includes Temperature, Age, 8 reasons for visit (Sore throat, Fever, Cough, Cold symptoms, Throat …