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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… Administration outpatient care clinical data (ICD-9-CM diag-noses and CPT procedure codes), and LabCorp test … BACKGROUND The NYSDOH Syndromic Surveillance System con- sists of five components: 1. Emergency Department (ED) … Administration (VA) outpatient care clinical data (ICD-9-CM diag- noses and CPT procedure codes), and LabCorp test … -
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… reports said that emergency rooms saw many patients with CO exposure; 3 deaths were attributed to CO poisoning. As part of NYS DOH’s syndromic surveillance … assess the ability to identify cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from chief complaints (CC) in hospital … -
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… and Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinical data (ICD-9-CM diagnoses and CPT procedure codes), and LabCorp test … and Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinical data (ICD-9-CM diagnoses and CPT proce- dure codes), and LabCorp test … and Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinical data (ICD-9-CM diagnoses and CPT procedure codes), and LabCorp test …