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  • Web-Based Spatio-Temporal Display of NC DETECT Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    NC DETECT is the Web-based early event detection and timely public health surveillance system in the North Carolina Public Health Information Network. The reporting system also provides broader public health surveillance reports for… read more
    … surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma,  … health surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma, vaccine- … surveillance reports for emergency department visits related to hurricanes, injuries, asthma,  …
  • Using NC DETECT for Comprehensive Morbidity Surveillance on Poisoning and Overdose

    Content Type: Abstract

    A retrospective analysis of emergency department data in NC for drug and opioid overdoses has been explained previously [1]. We built on this initial work to develop new poisoning and surveillance reports to facilitate near real time surveillance by… read more
    … NC DETECT data are near real time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code … NC DETECT data are near real time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code …
  • Incorporating Wildlife Data into Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Carolina Bioterrorism and Emerging Infection Prevention System (NC BEIPS) serves public health users across North Carolina at the local, regional and state levels, providing syndromic surveillance capabilities.  At the state level,… read more
    … generated, providing a line listing of all the syndrome visits that contributed to the flag on that particular date. … The PWC defines 8 syndromes and assigns each patient visit to none, one or as many syndromes as are appropriate … The PWC is currently assigning syndromes to each visit where appropriate but are not yet providing that …
  • Evaluation of Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Injury Case Definitions for Use with NC DETECT

    Content Type: Abstract

    Over the last few decades, the United States has made considerable progress in decreasing the incidence of motor vehicle occupants injured and killed in traffic collisions.1 However, there is still a need for continued motor vehicle crash (MVC)… read more
    … and bicycle crash-related emergency department (ED) visits in North Carolina's statewide syndromic surveillance … and bicycle crash-related emergency department (ED) visits in North Carolina's statewide syndromic surveillance …
  • Canine Tick Diagnoses are a Sentinel for Tick-borne Diseases in People

    Content Type: Abstract

    To determine if ticks on dogs can provide early warning for tick-borne diseases in people.
    … and carry these ticks with them when they return home or visit a veterinarian’s office. Although dogs are not … map). The prevalence of tick infestation per 1,000 dog visits was calculated, plotted by month for a five-year … prevalence of tick diagnoses ranged from 9 per 1,000 dog visits in summer to 3 per 1,000 visits in winter, with …
  • Asyndromic Cluster Detection Use Case

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Surveillance: Asyndromic Cluster Detection consultancy held June 9-10, 2015 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Problem Summary A syndrome cannot be created to… read more
    … cluster_detection_solution_for_unclassfied_visit_records.pdf View the Consultancy documents associated … Lab to detect clusters of interest based solely on visit counts (no syndromes) (Li et al, 2013). TOA detects … the line listing data reveal any commonalities among the visits that might be of public health significance. This can …
  • Emergency Department Data Quality Best Practices

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data quality for syndromic surveillance extends beyond validating and evaluating syndrome results. Data aggregators and data providers can take additional steps to monitor and ensure the accuracy of the data. In North Carolina,… read more
    … of data elements that should not change, i.e. time of visit, discharge disposition, etc. The aggregate trends monitored (for each hospital) include a) number of visits/day, b) percentage distributions for disposition, … acuity and insurance codes and c) percentage of visits that receive a diagnosis code, percentage that …
  • Improving Negation Processing in Triage Notes

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emergency Department (ED) triage notes are clinical notes that expand upon the chief complaint, and are included in the AHIC minimum dataset for biosurveillance.1  Clinical notes can improve the accuracy of keyword-based syndromes but require… read more
    … a sample of NC DETECT records that included the 4432 ED visits with triage notes for 11/22/2006 and 11/23/2006. … G, Bamberger A, Friedman C. Fever Detection in Clinic Visit Notes Using a General Purpose Processor. Advances in …