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Finding Time-of-Arrival Clusters of Exposure-Related Visits to Emergency Departments in Contiguous Hospital Groups
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Time-of-arrival (TOA) surveillance methodology consists of identifying clusters of patients arriving to a hospital emergency department (ED) with similar complaints within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently… read more… the statewide general/acute care hospital beds and 32% of all emergency department visits statewide. We present … the statewide general/acute care hospital beds and 32% of all ED visits statewide. We present findings from TOA … algorithms for automated bio- surveillance. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:533�9. *Lana Deyneka E-mail: … -
Animal bite surveillance using NC DETECT emergency department visit data
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Animal bites may have potentially devastating consequences, including physical and emotional trauma, infection, rabies exposure, hospitalization, and, rarely, death. NC law requires animal bites be reported to local health directors. However,… read more… total ED visits were for 5�9 year olds (Fig. 1). Across all 3 years, males had a slightly higher proportion of … 1. Percentage of ICD-9-CM*�coded animal bite ED visits to all ED visits by patient age and year, 2008�2010, NC DETECT. … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Improving syndromic surveillance for non-power users: NC DETECT dashboards
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NC DETECT provides near-real-time statewide surveillance capacity to local, regional and state level users across NC with twice daily data feeds from 117 (99%) emergency departments (EDs), hourly updates from the statewide poison center, and daily… read more… to meet their surveillance needs. Keywords Dashboards; all-hazards surveillance; user interface design … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Data Requests for Research: Best Practices based on the NC DETECT Experience
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The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has been collecting emergency department data in collaboration with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine since 1999. As of August 2011, there are… read more… have implemented a centralized tracking system to store all documentation for data requests and track changes to … However, researchers are expected to abide by all provisions detailed in their DUA and by signing … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Emergency department diagnosis code data for surveillance of vaccine adverse events: comparison with the national vaccine adverse event reporting system
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Nationally, vaccine safety is monitored through several systems including Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a passive reporting system designed to detect potential vaccine safety concerns. Healthcare providers … read more… Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004;23(4): 287–9. 2 CDC. Interim Results: Influenza A …