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Death Certificate Surveillance in New Hampshire
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The Death Certificate Surveillance was implemented in October 2001 to enhance New Hampshire's ability to monitor for bioterrorism and other public health threats, such as communicable diseases and chemical exposures. In 2003, this surveillance… read more -
Earliest Event Detection: A Unique Approach Combining Syndromic Surveillance with Data Mining
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Syndromic surveillance is focused upon organizing data into categories to detect medium to large scale clusters of illness. Detection often requires that a critical threshold be surpassed. Data mining searches through data to identify records… read more -
Surveillance Investigation Tool Development Targeted for Results
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The Automated Hospital Emergency Department Data System is designed to detect early indicators of bioterrorism events and naturally occurring public health threats. Four investigatory tools have been developed with drill-down… read more -
School Absenteeism Surveillance Data during the 2009 Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic
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In April 2009, a novel strain of influenza A was detected in Mexico, which quickly spread to the United States and the rest of the world. In response to the pandemic, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) developed a… read more -
Ten Years of Syndromic Surveillance in New Hampshire: Innovation, Experience and Outcomes
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In response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the NH Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) engaged state and external partners in the design of an early warning surveillance system to support bioterrorism and emergency… read more -
Building Meaningful Use Reporting Infrastructure In NH Through Partnerships
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Under the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Rule, hospitals are eligible to receive incentive payments from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services provided they meet certain requirements including Meaningful Use (MU). Demonstrating… read more