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Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions
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The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure,… read more… medication transactions and emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and the relationship … of antiviral prescription medication transactions (1.26%). Spatial analysis showed that the highest number of ILI … -
Monitoring and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data to ensure data completeness
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The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH. ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the transfer of data to the… read more… the status of the data that has been received. The user may also query the database by data source, date, and date … the log-in occurred, and which pages within ESSENCE were visited. Objective To describe the application and process … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Utilities of Maryland’s syndromic surveillance system: identifying threats, case investigation and situational awareness
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Maryland’s electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all acute care hospitals, over-the-counter medication sales and poison control data that cover… read more… epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all acute care hospitals, over-the-counter … epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all acute care hospitals, over-the-counter … epidemics (ESSENCE) data includes emergency department visits from all acute care hospitals, over-the-counter … -
Discover the 2014 ISDS Conference
Content Type: Webinar
Whether you are planning on attending the ISDS Conference for the first time this December or you have been attending since 2002, the ISDS Scientific Program Committee invites you to discover the 2014 ISDS Conference! This webinar will highlight the… read more… Medicine. 2013;111(3–4):206-‐219. • Dórea FC, McEwen BJ, McNab WB, Revie CW, Sanchez J. … – 1:30pm EDT – Register: hPps://www2.gotomee?ng.com/register/974682162 • ISDS Members: Deadline to … Submission Process • hWp://isds2014.abstractcentral.com/ • Can go ahead and create an account now … -
Identification and tracking of heat-related illnesses using syndromic surveillance
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The summer of 2010 in Maryland was characterized by unusually high temperatures. This type of increased and prolonged heat can potentially make residents sick, and extreme exposure can even kill people at highest risk. Numerous… read more… Maryland (n!45) report data on emergency department (ED) visits to ESSENCE in near real-time manner. Therefore, ED visits for heat-related illnesses were reviewed closely on a … awareness and inform decision making. The counts of ED visits for heat-related illnesses were also compared with …