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Do Women Really Complain More than Men? Looking at Gastrointestinal Chief Complaints in Boston
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The purpose of syndromic surveillance is the early identification of disease outbreaks. Classification of chief complaints into syndromes and the type of statistics used for aberration detection can affect outbreak detection sensitivity and… read more… pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. [1] METHODS We randomly selected 50,000 visits … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and … -
Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston
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We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity.… system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- gency departments (EDs) in the city of Boston. For each patient-visit, data collected includes date of visit, chief complaint, gender, zipcode of residence, age, … -
Syndromic Surveillance in Boston: Validating the Detection of Small Events and Integrating Response from a Local Health Department
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The interpretation of aberrations detected by syndromic surveillance is critical for success, but poses challenges for local health departments who must conduct appropriate follow-up and confirm outbreaks. This paper describes the response of the… read more… complaint and demographic data are received for each visit; chief complaints are then grouped into eight syndrome … surveillance by contacting the EDs and obtaining ED visit charts. Patient or parent interviews were conducted … -
Syndromic Surveillance and Zip Code Data: The Role of Zip Codes in Understanding Populations
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Syndromic surveillance systems use residential zip codes for spatial analysis to identify disease clusters. However, the use of emergency medical services can be influenced by geographic proximity, specialty services, and severity of illness. We… read more… by neighborhood from 21.0 to 64.0 per 1,000. The ED visit rate for Boston residents inversely correlated with … -
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].… jurisdictions. The primary limitations of the study were lack of geographic, demographic and analytic diversity among …