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A Case Manager Tool for Anomaly Investigation in BioSurveillance
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Effective anomaly detection depends on the timely, asynchronous generation of anomalies from multiple data streams using multiple algorithms. Our objective is to describe the use of a case manager tool for combining anomalies into cases, and for… read more… of New Jersey include some 4.2 million records for ED visits to 24 hospitals in the New Jersey and New York, for … the meningitis scare, the “Clinton” chest pain effect, ED visits related to possible anthrax exposure around October … management system. The use of the case manager for ED visits and ELR supports our operational experience of data … -
Exploring the Role of Quest Diagnostics Corporate Data Warehouse for Timely Influenza Surveillance
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A Quest Diagnostics Incorporated – CDC collaboration in 2000 pioneered exploration of test ordering data to enhance infectious diseasessurveillance1. This year’s unexpected shortage of vaccine and… read more… agreement of the QIDW and CDC data suggests this approach may be a cost-effective and timely complement to current … Eileen Koski, Eileen.X.Koski@questdiagnostics.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2006;1:41 … A Quest … -
System Monitoring for Near Real-Time Surveillance for Infectious Diseases
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Events of recent years, particularly concern about a possible avian (H5N1) influenza pandemic, have focused increasing attention on the need for timely surveillance, with real time surveillance as the ultimate goal. In a previous study, we reported… read more… cell or home phones). During the pilot, the alert “body” may include limited de-identified geographical and … labs during a 15 minute interval, which translates into 70,000 orders per hour. Data analysis from the pilot … Eileen Koski, Eileen.X.Koski@questdiagnostics.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:18 OBJECTIVE To …