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Choice of Baseline Period for Limited Baseline Aberration Detection Methods
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This paper evaluates the operating characteristics of limited baseline aberration detection methods using different lengths (7-28 days) and end dates (1-7 days prior to the current day) for the baseline period using simulated outbreaks added to real… read more -
Discrete Data from Electronic Medical Records - Next Generation Data Sets for Syndromic Surveillance
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Traditionally Emergency Department syndromic surveillance methods have relied on ICD-9 codes and chief complaints. The implementation of electronic medical record keeping has made much more information available than can… read more -
Comparison of ED and Urgent Care ILI Surveillance Data From the 2009 H1N1 Outbreak
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Syndromic surveillance of health care data such as the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), codes related to Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI), was used to track the progression of the 2009 Fall Novel H1N1 Outbreak in the… read more -
Fever as a Measure for Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks in the Emergency Department
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Emergency Department surveillance methods currently rely on identification of acute illness by tracking chief complaint or ICD9 discharge codes. Newer generation electronic medical records are now capturing additional … read more