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Enhancing EpiCenter Data Quality Analytics with R
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The EpiCenter syndromic surveillance platform currently uses Java libraries for time series analysis. Expanding the data quality capabilities of EpiCenter requires new analysis methods. While the Java ecosystem has a number of resources for general… read more -
Automating Ambulatory Practice Surveillance for Influenza-Like Illness
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Data submitted to ILINet from ambulatory practices are a primary feature of influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance in the United States. Practices count relevant patient records and submit this data manually to ILINet. The ongoing data collection… read more -
Alcohol-Related ED Visits and Ohio State Football: Putting the O-H in ETOH
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According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), binge drinking causes over half of the 88,000 excessive alcohol use deaths and costs approximately $149 billion dollars annually in the United States. Additionally, excessive alcohol use can… read more -
Comparing Emergency Department Gunshot Wound Data with Mass Casualty Shooting Reports
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Shootings with multiple victims are a concern for public safety and public health. The precise impact of such events and the trends associated with them is dependent on which events are counted. Some reports only consider events with multiple deaths… read more -
Impact of Demographics on Healthcare Utilization
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was promoted with two goals: expanding health insurance coverage and reducing healthcare costs. Expanded coverage is expected to partially reduce costs. Emergency department (ED) visits are costlier than comparable… read more -
Using Ambulatory Syndromic Surveillance Data for Chronic Disease: A BMI Case Study
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Syndromic surveillance is one of the meaningful use public health menu set objectives for eligible professionals. The value of this data for syndromic surveillance as an adjunct to the more widely adopted emergency department registrations has not… read more