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  • Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions

    Content Type: Abstract

    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 …
  • Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more
    … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may be comprehensive or abbreviated and may include a single reason or multiple reasons for the ED visit. Medical history may be included in chief complaint …
  • Monitoring and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data to ensure data completeness

    Content Type: Abstract

    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

    Content Type: Abstract

    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 …
  • Using State and National Surveillance Systems during World Equestrian Games in NC

    Content Type: Abstract

    North Carolina hosted the 2018 FEI WEG in Polk County at the Tryon Equestrian Center in September 2018. Polk County, located in the Mountain region of Western North Carolina, is home to 20,357 people, and the population is widely distributed. Event… read more
    … expected approximately 300,000 to 500,000 people to visit the area, with 800 horses from 71 countries taking … expected approximately 300,000 to 500,000 people to visit the area, with 800 horses from 71 countries taking …
  • Triage Notes in Syndromic Surveillance – A Double Edged Sword

    Content Type: Abstract

    The advent of Meaningful Use (MU) has allowed for the expansion of data collected at the hospital level and received by public health for syndromic surveillance. The triage note, a free text expansion on the chief complaint, is one of the many… read more
    … The advent of Meaningful Use (MU) has allowed for the expansion of data collected at the … Wed, 09/20/2017 - 10:07 … The advent of Meaningful Use (MU) has allowed for the expansion of data collected at the …
  • Identification and tracking of heat-related illnesses using syndromic surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    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 …