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  • A comparison of syndromic surveillance chief complaint data and discharge data in a pediatric hospital system during 2009 H1N1

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Syndromic Surveillance Program (SSP) of the Acute Disease Epidemiology Section of the Georgia Division of Public Health, provides electronic influenza- like- illness (ILI) data to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention… read more
    … hospital system identified when the percentage of daily visits for ILI had substantively increased. The data includes patient chief complaint (CC) data from emergency department visits for two facilities … was provided to SSP retrospectively to compare with the CC data routinely collected and analyzed. The data was …
  • A Comparison between Syndromic Surveillance 911/EMS and Emergency Department Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    To examine data from 911/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and determine whether these data provide a useful addition to syndromic surveillance (SS) when used with emergency department (ED) chief complaint (CC) data.
    … when used with emergency department (ED) chief complaint (CC) data. Document … when used with emergency department (ED) chief complaint (CC) data. BACKGROUND Evaluation of data sources is a key … and analyze data from 911/EMS calls and CCs from ED visits. We focused on the “neurologic syndrome” because this …
  • School Health: A Novel School Nurse Clinic Surveillance Project in Coastal Georgia

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Syndromic Surveillance Program (SSP) of the Georgia Department of Public Health collects chief complaint data from hospitals to characterize health trends in near real time. These data were critical for situational awareness during the 2009 H1N1… read more
    … demonstrate the feasibility of schoolbased nurse clinic visit syndromic surveillance. Additional objectives include using clinic visit data to identify opportunities for health … and to characterize the type and number of student visits to the school nurses. An electronic module was …
  • Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more
    … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. Document … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. BACKGROUND Although many syndromic surveillance … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. …
  • The Impact of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi on Georgia Emergency Departments: Syndromic Surveillane and Disasters

    Content Type: Abstract

    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of New Orleans, LA at 6:10AM CST and again at the LA/MS border at 10:00AM CST as a Category 3 hurricane, causing mass destruction along their coastlines. The devastation in LA and MS… read more
    … RESULTS There was a 7-fold increase in the rate of ED visits by LA and MS residents from the pre- to the post- … correlations were noted between the number of ED visits by individual zip codes and their racial, poverty, or … No significant changes in the reasons for seeking ED care were seen; however, a >2.5-fold increase in medication …
  • Partnering for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: the Georgia Syndromic Surveillance Program and the Georgia Power Company

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Georgia Power Corporation (GPC) provides power to 155 (97.5%) of the 159 counties in Georgia (GA), and employs 9,600 people throughout the state. GPC is engaged in preparing for pandemic influenza, and committed to protecting… read more
    … The GPC employee “Crisis Absence Reporting Tool” (CART) was designed to provide the Georgia Syndromic … locations, data are transferred from an ED, ambulatory care center, or school district to the Georgia Division of … or other health emergency. This will include augmenting CART with SS data from the GA SS Program. These data will be …
  • Using Discharge Diagnoses for Early Notification of Reportable Diseases in Georgia

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Georgia DPH has used its State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SendSS) Syndromic Surveillance (SS) module to collect, analyze and display analyses of ED patient visits, including DDx data from hospitals throughout Georgia for… read more
    … to collect, analyze and display analyses of ED patient visits, including DDx data from hospitals throughout Georgia … to collect, analyze and display analyses of ED patient visits, including DDx data from hospitals throughout Georgia …
  • Syndromic Surveillance and Influenza-like Illness in Georgia

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are multiple sources of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance data within the state of Georgia. These include laboratory surveillance for influenza viruses, sentinel providers that report ILI, pneumonia and… read more
    … significance. The Fever+Flu syndrome, which includes ED visits for febrile and viral illnesses, is used to monitor … and geographic information are re- ceived on each ED visit. Frequencies and percentage of all visits were calculated for daily and/or weekly Fever+Flu ED …