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Representativeness of Emergency Department Data Reported to the BioSense System
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In 2007, the CDC BioSense System received data from 450 non-federal hospitals. Hospitals provide data to Biosense based on their capability and willingness to supply electronic data. As of July 2008, Biosense is receiving data from 550 hospitals.… read more… BioSense were: infections (ICD-9 codes 001-139) 3.0% vs 2.6%; respiratory (codes 460-519) 11.0% vs 9.3%; digestive … 19.3% vs 1.3%; Midwest, 24.9% vs 64.7%; South 38.0% vs 26.8%; and West 17.7% vs 7.3%. After applying BioSense … BioSense in the Severe Illness or Death syndrome may be due to sampling error of this rare event. Currently, … -
Automated Monitoring of Asthma Using the BioSense System
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In 2006, approximately 6.8 million children and 16.1 million adults were reported to have asthma in the US. The CDC BioSense System currently receives data from >540 hospital emergency departments (EDs; 522 send patient chief… read more… 182 send physician diagnoses), and captures about 11% of all U.S. ED visits. OBJECTIVE To describe the potential … 182 send physician diagnoses), and captures about 11% of all U.S. ED visits. METHODS We conducted a retrospective … p=0.0001; the median number of facilities per cluster was 26 (range 4-38); the clusters were centered in 9 states, and …