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Performance Characteristics of Control Chart Detection Methods
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To recognize outbreaks so that early interventions can be applied, BioSense uses a modification of the EARS C2 method, stratifying days used to calculate the expected value by weekend vs weekday, and including a rate-based method… read more… and including a rate-based method that accounts for total visits. These modifications produce lower residuals … and including a rate-based method that accounts for total visits (2). These modifications produce lower residuals … 2007; and emergency-department chief complaints (ED/CC) from 333 hospitals during February 2006-May 2007. …