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Analyses of National Syndromic Surveillance Data: Real-Time Hospital, Veterans Affairs (VA) & Department of Defense (DoD) Data
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Since July 2004 the BioSense program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received data from DoD military and VA outpatient clinics (not in real time). In January 2006 real-time hospital data (e.g. chief complaints and… read more… and diagnoses) was added. Various diagnoses from all sources are binned into one or more of 11 syndrome … and diagnoses) was added. Various diagnoses from all sources are binned into one or more of 11 syndrome … of differences in available data, visits were defined dif- ferently for the 3 data types. For VA and hospital … -
BioSense Real-Time Data Initiative: Improving Emergency Preparedness- Monitoring Injury Sub-Syndromes
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Analysis of the BioSense data facilitates the identification, tracking, and management of emergent and routine health events, including potential bioterrorism events, injury related incidents and rapidly spreading naturally occurring events (1).… read more… events (1). BioSense enhances coordination between all levels of public health and healthcare by providing … events (1). BioSense enhances coordination between all levels of public health and healthcare by providing … Awareness System. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:11-9. [3] Sokolow LZ, Grady N, Rolka H, Walker … -
Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011
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The CDC's BioSense Program receives near real-time health care utilization data from a number of sources, including Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities from around the globe and non-federal hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the… read more… emergency departments (EDs) in the US, to support all-hazards surveillance and situation awareness. Following … departments (EDs) in the United States, to support all-hazards surveillance and situation awareness. Following … algorithms for automated biosurveillance. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:533�9. *Achintya Dey E-mail: aad2@cdc.gov (page … -
Geographic Categorization Methods Used in BioSense
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BioSense is a CDC initiative to promote situational awareness through summarizing, analyzing, and presenting health related event information. Among the data sources collected and analyzed through the BioSense application are the Department of… read more… zip code for geographic location purposes based on dis- tance between the patient residence zip code and the …