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  • Developing an application ontology for mining clinical reports: the extended syndromic surveillance ontology

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    Ontologies representing knowledge from the public health and surveillance domains currently exist. However, they focus on infectious diseases (infectious disease ontology), reportable diseases (PHSkbFretired) and internet surveillance… read more
    … University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA E-mail: michaelambroseconway@gmail.com Objective To develop an application ontologyFthe …
  • Use of Diagnosis Code in Mental Health Syndrome Definition

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    Between 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders increased substantially. This increase was higher for mental disorders visits (55 percent for depression, anxiety or stress reactions… read more
    … 2006 and 2013, the rate of emergency department (ED) visits related to mental and substance use disorders … This increase was higher for mental disorders visits (55 percent for depression, anxiety or stress … disorders) than for substance use disorders (37 percent) visits. This increasing number of ED visits by patients with …
  • Detecting Coherent Structures in Syndromic Time Series Using Wavelets

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    Temporally localized outbreaks occur in the presence of a complex background, greatly complicating both retrospective and real-time detection. Numerous techniques have been proposed for adjusting thresholds to account for this variable background.… read more
    … data sets, including hospital emergency department visits coded for respiratory infection and ambulatory care visits coded for several syndromes. Here we illustrate the … by small p-values. 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 500 1000 co un ts 20 40 60 10 20 30 40 50 5 10 15 20 sc al e (d ay s) …
  • Differentiating ZIP Codes in Syndromic Data; What Can They Tell Us?

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    The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) ED syndromic surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as reported by the patient. ZIP code… read more
    … surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as … code information has been used by the DOHMH to separate visits into NYC and nonNYC for analysis; and, a closer …
  • LOINC and SNOMED CT Code Use in Electronic Laboratory Reporting - US, 2011

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    Monitoring laboratory test reports could aid disease surveillance by adding diagnostic specificity to early warning signals and thus improving the efficiency of public health investigation of detected signals. Laboratory data could also be employed… read more
    … than reporting by other means of communication (e.g., mail, fax, etc.), ELR adoption has been systematically … than reporting by other means of communication (e.g., mail, fax, etc.), ELR adoption has been systematically …
  • Meeting Mandatory Infectious Disease Reporting Requirements: The Department of Veterans AffairsÍ Plan

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    There are currently no federal laws mandating the reporting of infectious diseases to public health authorities. Reporting requirements reside at the state level and such laws do not apply to federal agencies including the VA. Heretofore, VA's… read more
    … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, create … and has been accomplished via traditional methods (phone, mail, and fax) that are highly prone to human error, create …
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using Syndromic Surveillance to Identify a Neuro-Invasive Disease Outbreak in Los Angeles County

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    In November of 2001 a syndromic surveillance system was established in Los Angeles (LA) County to analyze emergency department (ED) chief complaints in select hospitals. Chief complaints were analyzed and categorized into a syndrome (rash,… read more
    … epidemiological curve would have the intensity of case visits needed to trigger a signal. On the individual level, … epidemiological curve would have the intensity of case visits needed to trigger a signal. On the individual level, … classification, and dates of interest (onset date, ED visit date) were reviewed for cases that visited a syndromic …
  • Using Emergency Department Disposition Data to Monitor Hospitalizations for Influenza-like Illness

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    Emergency Department (ED) syndromic surveillance data for influenza-like illness (ILI) have been found to provide timely and representative information about current influenza activity in NYC. DOHMH monitors visits daily from 50 of 61… read more
    … current influenza activity in NYC. DOHMH monitors visits daily from 50 of 61 EDs, capturing about 94% of all ED visits in NYC. Since January 1, 2007, DOHMH has been … data is received from 37 EDs (approximately 1/3 of all visits by the next day and >60% of all visits within 1 …