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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 … -
Detection of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Chief Complaint Data
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Following an Oct 12-13, 2006 snowstorm, almost 400,000 homes in western New York lost power, some for up to 12 days. News reports said that emergency rooms saw many patients with CO exposure; 3 deaths were attributed to CO poisoning. As part of NYS… read more… codes assigned after evaluation of the patient (due within 30 days of each calendar quarter). Objective To … Complaint Data.pdf 1 view Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … codes assigned after evaluation of the patient (due within 30 days of each calendar quarter). Methods The … -
The Practicality of Spatio-Temporal Surveillance in a Scottish Health Board
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To explore the practicality of using a spatio-temporal scan statistic within a health board, rather than academic or national setting.… 4 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 16:22 … Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, 26:1481-1496, 1997 Advances in Disease Surveillance … -
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, …