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  • What Can You Really Do with 35,000 Statistical Alerts a Week Anyways?

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    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program's (NSSP) instance of ESSENCE* in the BioSense Platform generates about 35,000 statistical alerts each week. Local ESSENCE instances can generate as many as 5,000 statistical alerts each week. While some… read more
    … the importance of these statistical alerts. Ultimately, guidance can be developed to help syndromic surveillance … the importance of these statistical alerts. Ultimately, guidance can be developed to help syndromic surveillance …
  • EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability

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    Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data collection limit the ability of syndromic surveillance (SyS) systems to provide public health authorities (PHAs) with timely information on community health threats and trends. Electronic… read more
    … implemented with inconsistencies that spring from guidance ambiguities or misinterpretations. Inserting … implemented with inconsistencies that spring from guidance ambiguities or misinterpretations. Inserting …
  • Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC

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    Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more
    … The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly … The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly …
  • Challenges of ELR Implementation: Moving Toward Semantic Understanding through Vocabulary Validation

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    Meaningful Use has increased interest in submission of ELR to public health agencies, prompting these agencies to analyze their reporting process. Tennessee’s reporting regulations require anyone with knowledge of or suspecting a reportable… read more
    … actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To … actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To …
  • Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification

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    As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more
    … codes was specified by the NYS registry following guidance established by CDC. Full medical record chart … codes was specified by the NYS registry following guidance established by CDC. Full medical record chart …
  • Inferring Travel from Social Media

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    The spread of infectious diseases is facilitated by human travel. Infectious diseases are often introduced into a population by travelers and then spread among susceptible individuals. Likewise uninfected susceptible travelers can move into… read more
    … long periods and large spaces. It does not, for example, document what happens when people get off a train or … both disease surveillance and disease modeling efforts. Document Inferring_Travel_From_Social_Media.pdf Submitted by … long periods and large spaces. It does not, for example, document what happens when people get off a train or …
  • Best Practices for Implementing Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems in Resources-constrained Settings

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    Developing countries bear the highest burden of infectious diseases, and therefore play a key role in the detection of emerging disease threats. The ability of these countries to detect such events allows an adequate response preventing its spread… read more
    … In addition, the disease surveillance field lacks clear guidance on how to initiate or improve the implementation … In addition, the disease surveillance field lacks clear guidance on how to initiate or improve the implementation …
  • Success in Revitalizing Weekly Disease Surveillance System in Zimbabwe Using Cell-phone Mediated Data Transmission, 2009-2013

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    The importance of providing information on epidemic prone diseases in a timely and complete manner cannot be over-emphasized. In many countries WDSS form a core component of national health system notification and response plans. Countries are… read more
    … telephone and only 11.3% had a functional VHF radio. We document the processes in revitalizing the Zimbabwe, MOHCW's … telephone and only 11.3% had a functional VHF radio. We document the processes in revitalizing the Zimbabwe, MOHCW's …