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Improvement of Epidemiology Business Processes through the Evolution of Biosurveillance
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In the last decade, the scope of public health (PH) surveillance has grown, and biosurveillance capacity has expanded in Duval County. In 2004, the Duval County Health Department (DCHD) implemented a standalone syndromic surveillance (SS) system… read more… newsletters, media responses); 3) reduction in staff training needs; and 4) augmentation of epidemiology … newsletters and media responses); (3) reduction in staff training needs; and (4) augmentation of epidemiology … Tools. The number of software or systems requiring training, which were replaced by ESSENCE, was reviewed. … -
Preliminary Look into the ICD9/10 Transition Impact on Public Health Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
On October 1, 2015, the number of ICD codes will expand from 14,000 in version 9 to 68,000 in version 10. The new code set will increase the specificity of reporting, allowing more information to be conveyed in a single code. It is anticipated that… read more… the new code set, 2) Lack of ICD-10 expertise and training to identify which codes are most appropriate for … the new code set, 2) Lack of ICD-10 expertise and training to identify which codes are most appropriate for … -
Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more… how+much+staff,+which+what+training?+ Syndromic%surveillance% Epidemiologists% … Public%Health%Nurses% Limited%formal%training%–%% Experience%based% … hospital relationships, and local protocols n Level of training Expectations of ED-based Syndromic Surveillance n …