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  • Use of Syndromic Data to Determine Oral Health Visit Burden on Emergency Departments

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    Concern over oral health-related ED visits stems from the increasing number of unemployed and uninsured, the cost burden of these visits, and the unavailability of indicated dental care in EDs [1]. Of particular interest to NC state public health… read more
    … Concern over oral health-related ED visits stems from the increasing number of unemployed and … Calculations were sought in terms of the Medicaid-covered visit rate relative to the Medicaid-eligible population by … Concern over oral health-related ED visits stems from the increasing number of unemployed and …
  • Finding Time-of-Arrival Clusters of Exposure-Related Visits to Emergency Departments in Contiguous Hospital Groups

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    Time-of-arrival (TOA) surveillance methodology consists of identifying clusters of patients arriving to a hospital emergency department (ED) with similar complaints within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently… read more
    … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … care hospital beds and 32% of all emergency department visits statewide. We present findings from TOA monitoring in … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department …
  • Administrative and syndromic surveillance data can enhance public health surveillance

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    Healthcare data, including emergency department (ED) and outpatient health visit data, are potentially useful to the public health community for multiple purposes, including programmatic and surveillance activities. These data are collected through… read more
    … including emergency department (ED) and outpatient health visit data, are potentially useful to the public health … in NSSP, and the estimated nationalp ercentage of ED visits covered by the NSSP BioSense platform is 54%. NSSP’s … ESSENCE, also includes additional types of healthcare visit (e.g., urgent care) data. Although NSSP is designed to …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010

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    In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more
    … possible risk factors using bicycle related injury (BRI) visits at Boston emergency departments (ED). Document … possible risk factors using bicycle-related injury (BRI) visits at Boston emergency departments (EDs). Introduction … hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data received include visit date, demographics, ZIP code of residence, chief …
  • Use of Diagnosis Code in Mental Health Syndrome Definition

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    Between 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders increased substantially. This increase was higher for mental disorders visits (55 percent for depression, anxiety or stress reactions… read more
    … 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders … This increase was higher for mental disorders visits (55 percent for depression, anxiety or stress … disorders) than for substance use disorders (37 percent) visits. This increasing number of ED visits by patients with …
  • Identifying Clusters of Falls During the 2007-08 Winter Season in the BioSense System

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purposes of this study are to identify and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season.
    … and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. Document … and characterize increases in emergency department (ED) visits for falls during the 2007-08 winter season. … United States [1] and accounted for 21% of injury-related visits to U.S. EDs in 2005 [2]. BioSense is a national …
  • Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … was a 2- to 5-day lag time between the time of patient visit and time when ICD-9-CM-coded final diagnoses were … for the following keywords indicating a KI-related visit: (1) potas*, pottas*; (2) iodine, iodide; (3) KI; (4) … radiation, radeation; (5) nuclea*; (6) Japan. A given ED visit was considered a match if the content of the CC met …
  • BioSense Participation by Non-Federal Hospitals

    Content Type: Abstract

    BioSense is a national program designed to improve the nation’s capabilities for conducting disease detection, monitoring, and real-time situational awareness. Currently, BioSense receives near real-time data from non-federal hospitals, as well as… read more
    … the Bio- Sense application. About 11% of total U.S. ED visits are sent to BioSense, 10% via state or local health … in the Bio- Sense program send emergency department visit in- formation, in addition to these data approximately … also send data regarding inpatient and outpatient visits. Of all emergency department visits during the study …