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  • Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more
    … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may be comprehensive or abbreviated and may include a single reason or multiple reasons for the ED visit. Medical history may be included in chief complaint …