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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. … -
Characterizing Fentanyl-Associated Mortality using the Literal Causes of Death
Content Type: Abstract
In October 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released health advisory #384 to inform people about increases in fentanyl fatalities. Florida’s statewide syndromic surveillance system, Electronic Surveillance System for the… read more… using death record data for fentanyl surveillance is the lack of a fentanyl-specific overdose ICD-10 code; however, … using death record data for fentanyl surveillance is the lack of a fentanyl-specific overdose ICD-10 code; however, … -
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… 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 … -
Florida Department of Health Syndromic Surveillance Identifies Unreported Cases of Zika Virus Disease, 2016–2017
Content Type: Success Stories
Zika virus disease became a significant public health problem in Brazil in 2015 and quickly spread to other South American and Central American countries. While not an overly severe illness for many, Zika virus disease has been shown to increase the… read more… to county epidemiology staff to ensure that they saw the visit and that appropriate testing and disease control … to county epidemiology staff to ensure that they saw the visit and that appropriate testing and disease control …