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  • Time of Arrival Analysis in NC DETECT to Find Clusters of Interest from Unclassified Patient Visit Records

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    TOA identifies clusters of patients arriving to a hospital ED within a short temporal interval. Past implementations have been restricted to records of patients with a specific type of complaint. The Florida Department of Health uses TOA at the… read more
    … if TOA could be used for identifying clusters of ED visits not filtered by any syndrome or sub-syndrome. In other words, can TOA detect a cluster of ED visits relating to a public health event, even if symptoms … to Find Clusters of Interest from Unclassified Patient Visit Records …
  • Super Bowl Surveillance: A Practical Exercise in Inter-Jurisdictional Public Health Information Sharing

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    When the Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public health departments have instituted heightened… read more
    … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public … XLI in Miami in January, 2007, fans from multiple regions visited South Florida for the game. In the past, public …
  • Potential Applications of Emerging Technologies in Disease Surveillance

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    With the increase in the amount of public health data along with the growth of public health informatics, it is important for epidemiologists to understand the current trends in technology and the impact they may have in the field. Because it is… read more
    … the current trends in technology and the impact they may have in the field. Because it is unfeasible for public … with a better understanding of how emerging technologies may impact the field and the level of expertise required to … the capabilities provided by emerging technologies may guide future training and continuing education for …
  • Analytic Fusion of ESSENCE Clinical Evidence Sources for Routine Decision Support

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    Block 3 of the US Military Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) system affords routine access to multiple sources of data. These include administrative clinical encounter records in the… read more
    … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … and others. CAPER records include a free-text Reason for Visit field, analogous to chief complaint text in civilian … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Demographic Health Analysis by Incorporation of Census Data with Patient Records

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    Electronic disease surveillance canonically represents analysis performed on health records with respect to their syndromes, complaints, lab data, etc. This data can tell the story of a patient’s current status but does not provide a holistic look… read more
    … examination of the patient’s area can be performed which may result in discovery of risk factors associated with … examination of the patient’s area can be performed which may result in discovery of risk factors associated with …
  • Analytic Fusion for Essential Indicators of the Opioid Epidemic

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    Unlike other health threats of recent concern for which widespread mortality was hypothetical, the high fatality burden of opioid overdose crisis is present, steadily growing, and affecting young and old, rural and urban, military and civilian… read more
    … Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. … Traditional sources included emergency department (ED) visits and emergency management services (EMS) call records. …
  • An Innovative Design for Conducting Simulation Exercises on Electronic Disease Surveillance System

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    In order to be best prepared to identify health events using electronic disease surveillance systems, it is vital for users to participate in regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease… read more
    … regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease manifestation … regular exercises that realistically simulate how events may present in their system following disease manifestation …
  • Using Cloud Technology to Support Monitoring During High Profile Events

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    Hospital emergency departments in Cook and surrounding counties currently send data to the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) instance of ESSENCE on CCDPH servers. The cloud instance of ESSENCE has been enhanced to receive and export… read more
    … to the Cook County Locker in BioSense 2.0. Objective In May 2012, thousands of protesters, descended on Chicago … to the Cook County Locker in BioSense 2.0. Objective In May 2012, thousands of protesters, descended on Chicago …