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Detection Abilities of Several Commonly Used Algorithms as Determined by Simulation Analysis
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The Public Health Agency of Canada is currently utilizing a syndromic surveillance prototype called the Canadian Early Warning System (CEWS). This system monitors several live data feeds, including emergency room chief… read more… emergency room chief complaint records from all seven local hospitals, Telehealth (24/7 nurse hotline) … emergency room (ER) chief complaint records from all seven local hospitals, Telehealth (24/7 nurse hotline) … run in two ways: the threshold was either predetermined (i.e. 3 standard deviations from the mean), or was based on a … -
Evaluation of a Systematic Emergency Department Chief Complaint System for Near Real-Time Public Health Surveillance
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To determine the predictive abilities of systematic emergency room chief complaints for the detection of acute infectious diseases in the Winnipeg population.… respectively. Conclusions This study showed that eTRIAGE did an excellent job of classifying patients into chief …