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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… by ICD-9 code and chart review), date and location of visit and patients’ zip code of residence. We also accessed … study. Am J Crit Care. 2003;12:234�8. *Aaron Wendelboe E-mail: aaron-wendelboe@ouhsc.edu (page number not for … -
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… Health Association, November 2009. *Howard Burkom E-mail: howard.burkom@jhuapl.edu (page number not for citation …