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  • Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC

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    Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more
    … inten- sive manual data collection process from DMAT sites, and delayed analysis and interpretation of these data … to monitor injury and illness for those presenting for care to ASPR assets such as Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) sites when they are operational in the state. The purpose of …
  • Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, 2009

    Content Type: Abstract

    A seroprevalence survey carried out in four counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco) provided an estimate of cumulative incidence of infection due to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) as of the end of that year… read more
    … 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus corresponding to each ED visit for ILI in a four-county area of Florida. Knowing such … 2009 influenza A/H1N1 virus corresponding to each ED visit for ILI in a four-county area of Florida. Knowing such … Ratio of Excess ED ILI Visits to Seroprevalence, Influenza A/H1N1 Infection, FL, …
  • 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

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    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 …
  • Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more
    … U.S. citizens and those evacuated from Haiti for medical care. As of 9 February 2010, there were 22,500 arrivals in … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Objective To describe the public health … U.S. citizens and those evacuated from Haiti for medical care. As of 9 February 2010, there were B22500 arrivals in …
  • 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 …
  • 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
    … data available from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (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 …