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An automated influenza-like-illness reporting system using freetext emergency department reports
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Current methods for influenza surveillance include laboratory confirmed case reporting, sentinel physician reporting of Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) and chief-complaint monitoring from emergency departments (EDs). The current… read more… in that a patient’s chief complaint will not contain all signs and symptoms of a patient. A possible solution to … in that a patient’s chief complaint will not contain all signs and symptoms of a patient. A possible solution to … and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 1999. 3 Two more people die from H1N1 in Pittsburgh area [online] 2009 cited. … -
Building an automated Bayesian case detection system
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Current practices of automated case detection fall into the extremes of diagnostic accuracy and timeliness. In regards to diagnostic accuracy, electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) is at one extreme and syndromic surveillance is at… read more… is an automated Bayesian diagnostic system that uses all available data types, for example, freetext ED … is an automated Bayesian diagnostic system that uses all available data types, for example, freetext ED reports, … UT, USA, on 1–2 December 2010. References 1 Que J, Tsui FC, Wagner MM. Timeliness study of radiology and …