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The New York State BioSense Sentinel Alert Experience
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In addition to monitoring Emergency Department chief complaint data and pharmacy sales as indicators of outbreaks, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Syndromic Surveillance System also monitors information from the… read more… Syndromic Surveillance Coordinator monitors the BioSense website. From February through May 2005, all Sentinel Alerts reported on the BioSense website were followed up with the appro- priate LHD staff … -
The New York State Department of Health’s Syndromic Surveillance System
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The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Syndromic Surveillance System consists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of illnesses in the EDs of participating hospitals;… read more… which they would like to view data; Region or County: For all three data resources, summary counts, CuSum analysis … and Local Health Departments (LHDs) may view ED data for all hospitals in their county, as well as aggregated data … health-related data for indicators of diseases due to natural causes, terrorist agents, and chemical, …