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Hierarchical Filtering of ESSENCE for Routine, Distributed Disease Monitoring by the Veterans Health Administration
Content Type: Abstract
The VA has employed ESSENCE for health monitoring since 2006 [1]. Epidemiologists at the Office of Public Health (OPH) monitor the VA population at the national level. The system is also intended for facility-level monitoring to cover 152 medical… read more… have been added to ESSENCE, but standardization and IP training are required to assure appropriate use. Objective … have been added to ESSENCE, but standardization and IP training are required to assure appropriate use. Methods We … have been added to ESSENCE, but standardization and IP training are required to assure appropriate use. Objective … -
National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel - Part I: Leading Community Groups
Content Type: Webinar
Presented February 13, 2019. This webinar is the first installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your Community.… read more… Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … Did you speak to a past chair? Was there any research/training involved? What would you estimate the … -
Resolving the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf' Syndrome
Content Type: Abstract
To date, most syndromic surveillance systems rely heavily on complicated statistical algorithms to identify aberrations. The assumption is that when the statistics identify something unusual, follow-up should occur. However, with multiple strata… read more… phrases, and combinations of variables were used to train the natural language processor (NLP) on which records … and alerting thresholds needed to cause a flag and (2) training the NLP to return a list of key chief complaints … -
Analytic Methodologies for Disease Surveillance Using Multiple Sources of Evidence
Content Type: Webinar
This presentation is for public health practitioners and methodology developers interested in using statistical methods to combine evidence from multiple data sources for increased sensitivity to disease outbreaks. Methods described will account for… read more… subset removed • Other 9 subsets pooled for training • Op4mal combina4on of thresholds found • …