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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… consists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of … sists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) Phone Call System monitors unusual events or clusters of … sales counts and percentages are also calculated. ED Phone Call reports and the CDC’s BioSense web- site are … -
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… mation: patient age, gender, coded patient ID and/or visit ID. Although all 8 alerts were determined to be “false …