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  • Differentiating ZIP Codes in Syndromic Data; What Can They Tell Us?

    Content Type: Abstract

    The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) ED syndromic surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as reported by the patient. ZIP code… read more
    … surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as … code information has been used by the DOHMH to separate visits into NYC and nonNYC for analysis; and, a closer …
  • Age Specific Correlations between Influenza Laboratory Data and Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions in Boston and New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    To compare age-group-specific correlation of influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC using locally defined ILS definitions.
    … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … laboratories. Weekly proportions of broad and narrow ED visits from Oct 2, 2005 – May 17, 2008 were calculated for …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Practice in the United States: Findings from a Survey of State, Territorial, and Selected Local Health Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    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%, …
  • Detecting Changes in Chief Complaint Word Count: Effects on Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) receives daily ED data from 49 of NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into syndrome groupings using… read more
    … NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into … DOHMH, thereby affecting the ability to detect syndrome visits consistently. Objective To identify changes in … NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into …
  • Evaluating Syndromic Data for Surveillance of Non-infectious Disease

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance data has predominantly been used for surveillance of infectious disease and for broad symptom types that could be associated with bioterrorism. There has been a growing interest to expand the uses of syndromic data beyond… read more
    … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease … this work compares SS and SPARCS data for total ED visits and visits associated with three noninfectious disease …
  • Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts

    Content Type: Webinar

    On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more
    … Up-to-date rates n  Decreased emergency room visits for asthma How Might We Use A Decision Support System … –  Poison Control Calls –  Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume –  Sentinel sites (as needed) Notifiable …
  • Review of the ISDS Distributed Surveillance Taskforce for Real-time Influenza Burden Tracking & Evaluation (DiSTRIBuTE) Project 2007/08 Influenza Season Proof-of-concept Phase

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes the initiation, development and proof-of-concept phase of the ISDS DiSTRIBuTE influenza morbidity surveillance project [1].
    … depict respiratory, fever and influenza-like syndrome ED visits by jurisdiction as percent of total. 1/ 21 /2 00 6 2/ … Surface plots depict relative increase in ED syndrome visits as observed / baseline by jurisdiction and age. … The participants reported aggregate daily counts of ED visits by age group (<2, 2-4, 5-17, 18-44, 45-64 and 65+ …
  • A Comparison of Locally Developed Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions Using Electronic Emergency Department Data in Boston and New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    To compare locally-developed influenza-like syndrome definitions (derived from emergency department (ED) chief complaints) when applied to data from two ISDS DiSTRIBuTE Project participants: Boston and New York City (NYC) [1].
    … daily from 10 of 10 EDs in the city of Boston (avg daily visits ~ 1300). The NYCDOHMH collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~ 10,000). Each department uses both a broad (more …