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Use of syndromic surveillance systems for oral health surveillance
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National and state surveillance systems for oral health have relied on sample-based screenings and self-reported surveys.1 Recent publications suggest the need and potential for use of data from syndromic surveillance systems and insurers to monitor… read more… monitor indicators of oral health status, utilization of care, and costs of treatment.2,3 Few consensus indicators … of a set of five ICD-9 codes comprising ambulatory care sensitive dental problems (ACS-DP).4 This paper … usage of hospital emergency departments for ambulatory care sensitive dental problems. Document … -
The use of NC DETECT ED data to examine heat-related illness
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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 119 (99%) emergency departments (EDs), hourly updates from the statewide poison center, and daily… read more… and daily feeds from statewide EMS runs, select urgent care centers and veterinary lab data. The NC DETECT Web … and daily feeds from statewide EMS runs, select urgent care centers and veterinary lab data. The NC DETECT Web … line-listing data were used to assign each HRI ED visit to one of the following categories: …