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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… permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
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… as a tool for on-going syn- dromic surveillance [2]. All three methods use a moving 7-day window as a baseline … 10,000 simulations from the in-control process. RESULTS All methods were well-calibrated, e.g. false detection rates … Characteristics of Control Chart Detection Meth- ods. Adv Dis Surveillance 2007; 4:122. [4] Chang H, Chen J, Cochrane … -
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… syn- dromes will provide additional avenues for acute dis- ease surveillance. We intend to compare these novel …