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  • 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. …
  • 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
    … Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits in the Colorado North Central Region (CO-NCR), State … • Who: - “All” opioid related emergency department (ED) visits • How: - Investigate characteristics in ED data by … Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits and Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Death Record, …
  • Increased Seizure Activity in Florida Associated with Hurricane Irma, September 2017

    Content Type: Abstract

    On September 10, 2017, Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and subsequently tracked up the west side of the state. Due to the size of the storm, it impacted nearly all of Florida. The Electronic Surveillance System for… read more
    … system, captures 98% of the emergency department (ED) visits statewide and has historically served a vital … an additional increase in seizure-related ED visits was observed. Objective: Using Florida's syndromic … system, captures 98% of the emergency department (ED) visits statewide and has historically served a vital …
  • Special Event Data

    Content Type: Use Case

    Problem Summary A truncated historical dataset is provided from one or more subregions with multiple participating hospitals with enough variety in the patient volume and demographics to make the problem challenging and to generate alerting… read more
    …  or  affiliation:     Florida  Dept.  of  Health   Phone:     Email:   david.atrubin@flhealth.gov   …  truncated  dataset  consist  of  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent   …   Minimum  data  elements:  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent …
  • 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, … This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, …
  • Day of Week Analysis of Myocardial Infarctions Using ESSENCE-FL Emergency Department Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the week. Previous studies have shown that increased negative health outcomes have occurred on Mondays. A study in the… read more
    … ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the … ED data has historically shown the highest number of visits on Mondays, with decreasing volumes throughout the …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Evaluation of Influenza Activity in At-Risk Sub-Populations

    Content Type: Abstract

    Near real-time emergency department chief complaint data is accessed through Florida’s syndromic surveillance system: Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Communitybased Epidemics-Florida (ESSENCE-FL). The Florida Department… read more
    … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving … > 65, pregnant women, and children < 5 by comparing ED visits for influenza and ILI in ESSENCE-FL to historical … (AHCA) captures information about influenza-associated ED visits and is considered complete. The delay in receiving …