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Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series #3: Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits and Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Death Record, Poison Control, and ED Data
Content Type: Webinar
This is the third installment of the ISDS Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series, held on July 27, 2017. Click here for Part 1 of the Opioid… read more… of the reported Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis (CC and DD) in SyS ED data. In addition, the consistency of … Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits in the Colorado North Central Region (CO-NCR), State … level information by using CCDD • Assess consistency of CC and DD reporting in SyS • Cross validation between … -
Effectiveness of Using a Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis Query in ESSENCE-FL to Identify Possible Tuberculosis Patients and Contacts in Hillsborough County, Florida
Content Type: Abstract
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics in Florida (ESSENCE-FL) is a web-based application for use by public health professionals within the Florida Department of Health (FDOH). The main source of… read more… by the hospital which includes patient chief complaint (CC) and discharge diagnosis (DD). These fields can be … by the hospital which includes patient chief complaint (CC) and discharge diagnosis (DD). These fields can be … -
Approach to Onboarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data Into a Syndromic Surveillance System
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance has become an integral component of public health surveillance efforts within the state of Florida. The near real-time nature of these data are critical during events such as the Zika virus outbreak in Florida in 2016 and in… read more… systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from non-traditional sources: urgent care center visit data, mortality data, reportable disease data, and … systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from … -
Impact of Patient Self-Registration in Emergency Departments on Syndromic Surveillance Data
Content Type: Abstract
The Florida Department of Health electronically receives hospital emergency department (ED) data from 180 EDs located in 54 of its 67 counties through its Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (… read more… patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. … patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. … -
Assessing Best Practices for Grouping and Analyzing Urgent Care Center (UCC) and Emergency Department (ED) Data Sources within Syndromic Surveillance Systems
Content Type: Abstract
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) electronically receives both urgent care center (UCC) data and hospital emergency department (ED) data from health care facilities in 43 of its 67 counties through its Electronic Surveillance System for the… read more… of Health (FDOH) electronically receives both urgent care center (UCC) data and hospital emergency department (ED) data from health care facilities in 43 of its 67 counties through its … of Health (FDOH) electronically receives both urgent care center (UCC) data and hospital emergency department … -
Monitoring Respiratory Syncytial Virus Regionally In Children Aged < 5 Years Old Using Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center Chief Complaint Data in Florida’s Syndromic Surveillance System, Week 1, 2010 - Week 32, 2014
Content Type: Abstract
National studies estimate that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists position statement (13-ID-07): “RSV-… read more… is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and … is responsible for one in 38 emergency department (ED) visits for children < 5 years old. The Council for State and … Aged < 5 Years Old Using Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center Chief Complaint Data in Florida’s Syndromic … -
Rabies and Animal Bites - Florida Department of Health
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, arachnid, and fish bites). The query is designed using ESSENCE syntax (from the query portal) The query is designed to be run against… read more… This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, … to be run against emergency department and urgent care center data by querying the chief complaint-discharge … This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, … -
Using ESSENCE-FL for Situational Awareness after National Reports of Increased Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Infections with Severe Outcomes, September 2014
Content Type: Abstract
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE-FL) receives daily (or bi-hourly) data from 184 emergency departments (ED) from around Florida. Additionally, 30 urgent care centers submit daily… read more… (ED) from around Florida. Additionally, 30 urgent care centers submit daily data to the system. These 214 facilities are grouped together in an acute care data source category. Five to six days after the start … Florida, ESSENCE-FL shows increased respiratory illness visits in the school aged population. Previous analyses of …