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  • Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance consultancy held January 19-20, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake… read more
    … for publication of meeting findings 1:30 Adjourn www.syndromic.org 1 Analytic Solutions for Real-Time … Informatics University of Utah michaelambroseconway@gmail.com Howard Burkom, PhD Principal Professional Staff Johns … Developer Digital Infuzion, Inc. nicholeh@digitalinfuzion.com Makoto Jones, MD, MS Assistant Professor Department of …
  • Lessons Learned from the Transition to ICD-10-CM: Redefining Syndromic Surveillance Case Definitions for NC DETECT

    Content Type: Abstract

    NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these codes in case definitions for syndromic surveillance (e.g. infectious disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a… read more
    … NC DETECT receives ICD-9-CM codes for emergency department (ED) visits and uses these … disease, injury, etc.). Hospitals will begin using ICD-10-CM codes on October 1, 2015. As a result, preparations have been made to accommodate ICD-10-CM codes in NC DETECT for data transmission, receipt, …
  • Knowledge Management Tools for the ISDS Community of Practice

    Content Type: Abstract

    Knowledge Management is defined as “the process of capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge.” ISDS members have varying degrees of experience with public health surveillance and syndromic surveillance specifically, and will all… read more
    … is to gather initial requirements and priorities from the CoP. Objective The purpose of the roundtable is to seek … practices, and tools of the ISDS Community of Practice (CoP). 6 views Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on Fri, … is to gather initial requirements and priorities from the CoP. Objective The purpose of the roundtable is to seek …
  • Data Requests for Research: Best Practices based on the NC DETECT Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has been collecting emergency department data in collaboration with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine since 1999. As of August 2011, there are… read more
    … include disposition, initial vital signs, up to 11 ICD-9-CM final diagnosis codes, up to five external cause of … include disposition, initial vital signs, up to 11 ICD-9-CM final diagnosis codes, up to five external causes of … the process, requesters view a presentation on https://www.ncdetect. org/ReportsPortal/public/dataRequest.do and …
  • 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
    … injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's … surveillance system. Objective : To evaluate four ICD-10-CM based case definitions designed to capture pedestrian and … injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's …
  • Data for Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presented December 6, 2016 Amy Ising presented these slides during the ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop as part of the 2016 ISDS Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This presentation provices an introduction to Syndromic Surveillance, an overview… read more
    … Focus on Chief complaints / triage notes and ICD-9/10-CM codes Sample use cases Presenting data to stakeholders … programs to stimulate public health action https :// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6103a2.htm Have a clear …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance for All-Hazards Public Health Surveillance: Successes, Challenges, and the Future

    Content Type: Journal Article

    Fifteen years have passed since the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 called for the establishment of nationwide surveillance and reporting mechanisms to detect bioterrorism-related events. In the… read more
    … health. The data used in syndromic surveillance can come from various sources, but the articles in this … health. The data used in syndromic surveillance can come from various sources, but the articles in this …
  • 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
    … time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code within two weeks of the initial … time and over 75% of ED visits receive at least one ICD-9-CM final diagnosis code within two weeks of the initial …