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Another Type of Cluster Monitoring: Detection of Groups of Anomalous Patient Residence Locations
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) uses the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics to detect disease outbreaks and other health-related events earlier than other forms of surveillance. Although… read more… than other forms of surveillance. Although Veterans may use any VHA facility in the world, the strongest … by ICD-9 code and chart review), date and location of visit and patients’ zip code of residence. We also accessed … were evaluated for flu symptoms. (The alert on July 26, 2009, was a part of this same outbreak.) Using this … -
Hierarchical Filtering of ESSENCE for Routine, Distributed Disease Monitoring by the Veterans Health Administration
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The VA has employed ESSENCE for health monitoring since 2006 [1]. Epidemiologists at the Office of Public Health (OPH) monitor the VA population at the national level. The system is also intended for facility-level monitoring to cover 152 medical… read more… the group of monitors using ESSENCE. Signals of interest may be masked by the nationwide alert burden. Customized … doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0009533. 2. Burkom H, Elbert Y, Cox K, Lombardo J. Upgrading the ESSENCE health … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …