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  • Preparing for the Impact of the ICD-9/10 Transition on Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The US Department of Health and Human Services has mandated that after October 1, 2015, all HIPAA covered entities must transition from using International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes (www.… read more
    … 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes ( www.cms.gov ). This will impact public health surveillance … 9 (ICD- 9) codes to using version 10 (ICD-10) codes (www.cms.gov). This will impact public health surveillance …
  • Exploring Chief Complaint Word Co-occurence Visualizations

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented October 28, 2016. We are going to briefly explore the tidytext, widyr, and flexdashboard packages to analyze word co-occurrence, look at ngrams, and then visualize the results in word network graphs. Looking at your data in this way can… read more
    … widyr, and flexdashboard packages to analyze word co-occurrence, look at ngrams, and then visualize the … widyr, and flexdashboard packages to analyze word co-occurrence, look at ngrams, and then visualize the … Exploring Chief Complaint Word Co-occurence Visualizations …
  • 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
    … code sets, 4) Limited understanding of the precise ICD-10 CM codes that will be used in the US Healthcare system, and … the International Society of Disease Surveillance (ISDS) CoP to form a workgroup to develop the Master Mapping … to discuss the public health impacts from the ICD-10-CM conversion, and to support jurisdictional public health …
  • New Master Mapping Reference Table (MMRT) to Assist ICD-10 Transition for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    As of October 1, 2015, all HIPAA covered entities transition from the use of International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9-CM) to version 10 (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Many Public Health surveillance entities receive, interpret, analyze, and… read more
    … International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9-CM) to version 10 (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Many Public Health surveillance entities receive, … consensus-driven syndrome definitions based on ICD- 10-CM codes. The goal was to have the newly created ICD-9-CM …
  • 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
    … Department of Health Louise Wilson,  Pandemic Influenza Co-ordination Team, Edinburgh, Scotland Marc Paladini,  New … Act. (2006). Pub L No. 109-417, 101 et seq. http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/109/s/s3678.pdf “the … Public Health – 28th May 2009 Louise Wilson Pandemic Flu Co-ordination Team Scottish Government 2 Problem •  Charged …
  • Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC

    Content Type: Abstract

    Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more
    … or response events. A new process was implemented for con- ducting surveillance to monitor injury and illness for … or response events. A new process was implemented for con- ducting surveillance to monitor injury and illness for …
  • Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more
    … The timing of statistical alerts between the systems was com- pared in relation to when sentinel influenza re- … BioDefend Surveillance Booklet. Available at: <http://www.bt.usf.edu/files/SurveillancePacket%20Draft.pd f>. …
  • Public Health Community Platform: A future solution for a modern public health enterprise

    Content Type: Webinar

    The Public Health Community Platform (PHCP) is a CDC-funded ASTHO project envisioned to provide Universal access to modernized shared resources that efficiently, securely, and collaboratively transform data into action for a healthier nation.… read more
    … to a representative decision making body. – ASTHO/NACCHO co-chairs, 5 at-large members • Future work – Sustainability … engage in the swiftly changing landscape. FUTURE STATE 32 www.ThePHCP.org @PHCommPlatform Marcus Rennick mrennick@astho.org CONTACT 33 http://www.thephcp.org/ mailto:mrennick@astho.org …