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Monitoring suicide-related events using National Syndromic Surveillance Program data
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Suicide is a growing public health problem in the United States. From 2001 to 2016, ED visit rates for nonfatal self-harm, a common risk factor for suicide, increased 42%. To improve public health surveillance of suicide-related problems,… read more… recommended the use of real-time data from hospital ED visits. The collection and use of real-time ED visit data on … this investigation aimed to monitor ED visits for SI or SA and to identify temporal, demographic, … characteristics of emergency department (ED) visits related to suicidal ideation (SI) or suicidal attempt … -
A Dictionary-based Method for Detecting Anomalous Chief Complaint Text in Individual Records
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The success of syndromic surveillance depends on the ability of the surveillance community to quickly and accurately recognize anomalous data. Current methods of anomaly detection focus on sets of syndromic categories and rely on a priori knowledge… read more… syndromic categories. As a result, the mapping scheme may miss key terms and phrases that have not previously been … syndromic categories. As a result, the mapping scheme may miss key terms and phrases that have not previously been …