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  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) BioSense Data Sharing Workgroup - Report

    Content Type: Report

    This report summarizes a series of Data Sharing Workgroups that occurred in 2014 and 2015. Purpose of the workgroups: To provide community input on topics related to data sharing functionalities in the BioSense platform. Summary of work: The… read more
    … regional aggregate data across borders. BioSense provides visit-level access based on the facilities in a data source. … were seen in a facility in another state (without sharing visit-level data with entire jurisdiction). 4 Fully … residents of jurisdiction regardless of jurisdiction of visit). Finally, BSDSWG has also discussed the need for …
  • 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 …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department, Urgent Care and Inpatient Settings, Release 1.9 (April 2013)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more
    … RE O X X Message Date/Time R R X X Unique Patient/Visit Identifier R R X X Age RE RE X X Age Units CE CE X X … X X Patient Country RE O X X Chief Complaint/ Reason for Visit RE RE X X Admit Reason RE RE X Admit or Encounter … X Clinical Impression O O X Date of Onset O O X Facility/Visit Type R R X Medical Record Number O O X SUPPLEMENTARY …
  • Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests consultancy call held May 3, at 12 pm ET. Problem… read more
    … of Health and Mental Hygiene Phone: (347) 396-2679 Email: sgreene4@health.nyc.gov Co-submitters and … to the CC/discharge diagnosis fields affect how an ED visit is defined. If the change is substantial, using a …
  • Executive Summary of the ISDS DTRA Consultancy Project 2014-2017

    Content Type: Report

    The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) fills the need for a practical forum and coordinating mechanism for collaboration among subject matter experts (SMEs) from stakeholder groups that may normally not interact but who, when… read more
    … a dataset built from approximately 20,000 hospital visits captured via syndromic surveillance. Researchers can … related to the consultancy. NYC - DOHMH replied with an email stating, “We recently finished modifying the SAS code … or to learn how to connect with ISDS, please visit www.healthsurveillance.org or email the ISDS Executive …
  • Instructions of ILI-S R Code

    Content Type: Training

    Follow these instructions on how to run ILI R code on your BioSense data locker using R studio.   read more
    …  signaled   o Week  number  with  greatest  percent  ILI  visits   o Proportion  of  visits  included  based  on  ILI_code_only  definition   Please  email  any  relevant  charts  and  a  summary  of  your …
  • Infectious Disease Forecast Modeling

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Infectious Disease Forecast Modeling consultancy held October 29-30, 2015 in Falls Church, Virginia. Problem Summary New efforts are underway to design and… read more
    … Forces Health Surveillance Center Phone: 301-319-2227 Email: jean.chretien.mil@mail.mil Co-submitters and affiliations: Dylan George, PhD, …
  • Letter to the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee

    Content Type: Letter

    Sent on March 3, 2014, this letter summarizes the ISDS Board of Directors' response to preliminary recommendations that Laboratory Reporting and Syndromic Surveillance be removed as core measures for Eligible Hospitals in Stage 3 Meaningful Use. The… read more
    …   Technology  Policy  Committee  may  have.      My  e-­‐mail  address  is  hopkinsrs@comcast.net,  and  Dr.  Laura   …  unfiltered  deidentified  records  representing  all  visits  to  the   hospital’s  emergency  department,  or …