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Evaluation of the Connecticut Hospital Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System for Monitoring of Community Gastrointestinal Illness
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The HEDSS system was implemented in 2004 to monitor disease activity [1]. Twenty of 32 emergency departments (ED) and 1 urgent care clinic provide data. Chief complaints are routinely categorized into 8 syndromes. Although previous studies have… read more… Aggregate hospital admissions data are reported daily by all hospitals. Facility and community GI outbreaks are also … visits for GI illness that was consistently higher than all other age groups. Conclusions There is a strong and … permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in …