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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.… departments (EDs) in the city of Boston. For each patient-visit, data collected includes date of visit, chief complaint, gender, zipcode of residence, age, … are analyzed for statistical aberrations in the number of visits using the Early Aberration Reporting System (EARSv3). … -
Emergency department diagnosis code data for surveillance of vaccine adverse events: comparison with the national vaccine adverse event reporting system
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Nationally, vaccine safety is monitored through several systems including Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a passive reporting system designed to detect potential vaccine safety concerns. Healthcare providers … read more… to match reports that indicated that the patient had visited either an ED, or physician’s office to ED visits with diagnosis codes possibly related to influenza … 2009–31 January 2010, 100 indicated that the patient visited the ED or a physician’s office. Of these, only 8% … -
An Emergency Department Based Syndromic Surveillance System for Meningitis and Encephalitis, Maricopa County, AZ 2004
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We developed, implemented and evaluated Meningitis and Encephalitis (M/E) syndrome case definitions based on electronic Emergency Department (ED) chief complaint data; and assessed their ability to detect aberrations that correspond with M/E… read more… November 30, 2004. Medical records were reviewed for 570 (70%) of these cases. Abstracted data included ED visit date … for each case definition. RESULTS A total of 243 (26%) reported M/E cases visited the 5 hospitals for which electronic data was … -
Disaster Surveillance Revisited: Passive, Active and Electronic Syndromic Surveillance during Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA - 2005
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Surveillance strategies following major natural disasters have varied widely with respect to methods used to collect and analyze data. Following Hurricane Katrina, public health concerns included infectious disease outbreaks, injuries, mental health… read more… for 16%, injuries (e.g., MVA, trauma, falls) represented 26%, and exacerbation of chronic illness (e.g., asthma, … accounted for the greatest percentage of healthcare visits (33%) by residents and relief workers. No significant …