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Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola
Content Type: Success Stories
The first Ebola virus case on American soil was confirmed September 30, 2014, in a 45-year-old man. He had entered the country on September 20, 2014, from Liberia. Feeling ill, he visited a Dallas, Texas, hospital 5 days later where he was released… read more… surveillance data was conducted to examine whether ED visits changed among metropolitan Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola Public Health Problem The first … -
Syndromic Surveillance Shows Medical Surge in Dallas–Fort Worth during Hurricane Harvey, 2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, resulting in 88 fatalities and more than $125 billion in damages to infrastructure. In Houston, flooding created a toxic mix of chemicals, sewage, biohazards, and 8 million cubic yards of… read more… contributed to increases in emergency department (ED) visits in Houston and cities that received persons … from 60 Texas counties with disaster declarations sought care outside the storm impact zone, many in DFW. The health … scientists looked at spatial and temporal variation in ED visits to DFW hospitals attributable to the storm. This … -
A Demonstration of Meaningfully Using the ISDS Recommended Data Elements
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National Health IT Initiatives are helping to advance the state of automated disease surveillance through incentives to health care facilities to implement electronic medical records and provide data to health departments and use collaborative… read more… disease surveillance through incentives to health care facilities to implement electronic medical records and … and use collaborative systems to enhance quality of care and patient safety. While the emergence of a standard … disease surveillance through incentives to health- care facilities to implement electronic medical records and …