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  • Ontario's Telehealth: A Novel Snydromic Surveillance System

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    The Ontario Telehealth Telephone Helpline (henceforth referred to as “Telehealth”) was implemented in Ontario in 2001. It is administered by Clinidata, a private contractor hired by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care,… read more
    … that use identical decision rules (algorithms) and store all call information into one centralized data repository. … that use identical decision rules (algorithms) and store all call information into one centralized data repository. … (41.9%), followed by “self care” (31.1%); • The top three most commonly assigned algorithms were vomiting …
  • Comparing Telehealth and NACRS Influenza Activity to Fluwatch Surveillance Using EARS-X

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper will use CDCís EARS-X to examine Tele-healthís potential as an early warning system specifically for influenza-like illness compared to NACRS, as well as qualitatively comparing the resultant EARS flags to peaks in influenza activity… read more
    … Care Reporting System (NACRS) has been collecting all ICD-10 physician coded ambulatory care visits in Ontario … flags were, for NACRS, during weeks 2, 8 and 9 (C2/C3 for all) and, for Telehealth, weeks 8 (C3), and 9-11 (C2/C3). No … to Telehealth and NACRS, FluWatch in 2004/05 did not report a peak until week 9 -- 4 weeks after the …