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A Novel Approach to Using Chief Complaint-Driven Syndromic Surveillance: Use of CDC's EARS-X by Hospital Infection Control Practitioners
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Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health to supplement mandatory disease reporting. The use of chief complaints as a data source is common for early event detection. Though some public health syndromic surveillance systems… read more… often have interests specific to their hospital which may motivate them to conduct additional syndromic … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, … beds, a level I trauma center with an average of 85,000 visits per year plus three smaller outlying emergency rooms, … -
Mutual Benefits in Partnerships between Hospital-based and Public Health Department Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Outbreak Detection and Investigation
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Syndromic surveillance has traditionally been used by public health in disease epidemiology. Partnerships between hospital-based and public health systems can improve efforts to monitor for disease clusters. Greenville Hospital System operates a… read more… the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … the emergency departments have approximately 145,000 visits per year. During March 2007 an increase in invasive … 7/9 -7 /15 /06 7/2 3- 7/ 29 /06 8/6 -8 /12 /06 8/2 0- 8/ 26 /06 9/3 -9 /9 /06 9/1 7- 9/ 23 /06 10 /1- 10 /7/ 06 10 …