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  • A Comparison of Electronic Emergency Department Visits and Data Collected Manually During a Field Exercise

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    To compare the completeness of emergency department (ED) visit and hospital admissions data collected electronically for syndromic surveillance and data collected manually for a field surveillance exercise.
    … To compare the completeness of emergency department (ED) visit and hospital admissions data collected electronically … a public health emergency. Field surveillance staff visited 26 hospitals to collect data on ED visits and … hospital admissions for the 7-day period before the site visit. Of the 50 hospital EDs that report electronic data to …
  • Cluster Detection Comparison in Syndromic Surveillance

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    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information… read more
    … departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each … The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each …
  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak

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    On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more
    … one borough of NYC, with three EDs having most of the visits. Because NYC has had limited success in detecting … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … by pa- rental report of diarrhea as opposed to ED chief com- plaint; the OR for Veggie Booty® was 8.3, 95%CI=(0.4, …
  • Using Emergency Department Disposition Data to Monitor Hospitalizations for Influenza-like Illness

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    Emergency Department (ED) syndromic surveillance data for influenza-like illness (ILI) have been found to provide timely and representative information about current influenza activity in NYC. DOHMH monitors visits daily from 50 of 61… read more
    … current influenza activity in NYC. DOHMH monitors visits daily from 50 of 61 EDs, capturing about 94% of all … B Iso- lates, 2007-08, New York City 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 10 /6 /20 07 10 /2 0/2 00 7 11 /3 /20 07 11 /1 7/2 00 7 … /1 /20 07 12 /1 5/2 00 7 12 /2 9/2 00 7 1/ 12 /20 08 1/ 26 /20 08 2/ 9/2 00 8 2/ 23 /20 08 3/ 8/2 00 8 3/ 22 /20 08 …
  • Age Specific Correlations between Influenza Laboratory Data and Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions in Boston and New York City

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    To compare age-group-specific correlation of influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC using locally defined ILS definitions.
    … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … 0.50 0.75 1.00 <1 1-4 5-24 25-44 45-64 65+ Age Group (y rs) C or re la tio n C oe ff ic ie nt NYC -0.25 0.00 0.25 …
  • Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts

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    Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more
    … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. Document … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. BACKGROUND Although many syndromic surveillance … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. … 501 … Responding to Syndromic Surveillance …
  • Syndromic Surveillance and Influenza-like Illness in Georgia

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    There are multiple sources of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance data within the state of Georgia. These include laboratory surveillance for influenza viruses, sentinel providers that report ILI, pneumonia and… read more
    … significance. The Fever+Flu syndrome, which includes ED visits for febrile and viral illnesses, is used to monitor … and geographic information are re- ceived on each ED visit. Frequencies and percentage of all visits were calculated for daily and/or weekly Fever+Flu ED …
  • A Comparison of Locally Developed Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions Using Electronic Emergency Department Data in Boston and New York City

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    To compare locally-developed influenza-like syndrome definitions (derived from emergency department (ED) chief complaints) when applied to data from two ISDS DiSTRIBuTE Project participants: Boston and New York City (NYC) [1].
    … daily from 10 of 10 EDs in the city of Boston (avg daily visits ~ 1300). The NYCDOHMH collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~ 10,000). Each department uses … correlated with the isolate data from each city (range 0.70 - 0.84, p<0.001) than the broad definitions (range 0.42 - …