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  • Cluster Detection Comparison in Syndromic Surveillance

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    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information… read more
    … departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each … from 50 of 61 (82%) EDs in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information collected …
  • Monitoring for Local Transmission of Zika Virus using Emergency Department Data

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    The first travel-associated cases of Zika virus infection in New York City (NYC) were identified in January 2016. Local transmission of Zika virus from imported cases is possible due to presence of Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Timely detection of… read more
    … spread of illness. Daily emergency department (ED) visit surveillance to detect individual cases and … Case and cluster identification of emergency department visits related to local transmission of Zika virus.  8 views … spread of illness. Daily emergency department (ED) visit surveillance to detect individual cases and …
  • Development of Syndrome Definitions for Acute Unintentional Drug and Heroin Overdose

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    Nationally, deaths due to opioid overdose have continually increased for the past 15 years . Deaths specifically related to heroin increased more than four-fold between 2002 and 2014. Hospital inpatient discharge data provide information on non… read more
    … include a significant lag in reporting time. Syndromic ED visit data provide near real-time identification of public … unspecified substances among emergency department (ED) visits in Virginia. 4 views Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on … include a significant lag in reporting time. Syndromic ED visit data provide near real-time identification of public …
  • Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions

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    The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more
    … of NDC to identify related emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. … of SS syndromes based on the patient’s CC during their ED visit. Document … have surveyed reports of NDC to identify related ED visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. …
  • An information visualization approach to improving data quality

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    The Public Health - Seattle & King County syndromic surveillance system has been collecting emergency department (ED) data since 1999. These data include hospital name, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, diagnoses (when available), disposition… read more
    … (when available), disposition, and a patient and visit key. Data are collected for 19 of 20 King County EDs, for visits that occurred the previous day. Over time, various … diagnoses (when available), disposition and a patient and visit key. Data are collected for 19 of 20 King County EDs, …
  • Increasing the Return-on-Investment from Syndromic Surveillance: Putting the Systems to Work for Routine Local Health Department Activities

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    Since October 2004, the Indiana State Health Department and the Marion County Health Department have been developing and using a syndromic surveillance system based on emergency department admission data. The system … read more
    … receives standards-based HL7 emergency department visit data, including free-text chief complaints from 72 … receives standards-based HL7 emergency department (ED) visit data, including free-text chief complaints from 72 … to arrange payment for proper heating. Weather related visits Using custom queries in ESSENCE, MCHD looks for ED …
  • Open Source Development of Syndromic Investigation Decision Support Tools

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    Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS), a syndromic surveillance system created by the University of Pittsburgh has been used in Ohio by the state and local health departments since late 2003. There are currently 133… read more
    … facilities providing 88% coverage of emergency department visits statewide to the RODS system managed by Health … date admitted, age, gender, zip code, hospital name, visit number, chief complaint, and syndrome. The HMS-RODS … facilities providing 88% coverage of emergency department visits statewide to the RODS system managed by Health …
  • A Biosurveillance-driven Home Score to Guide Strep Pharyngitis Treatment

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    GAS pharyngitis affects hundreds of millions of individuals globally each year, and over 12 million seek care in the United States annually for sore throat. Clinicians cannot differentiate GAS from other causes of acute pharyngitis based on the… read more
    … identify very-low risk patients prior to an ambulatory visit could reduce low-yield, unnecessary visits for a most common outpatient condition. We recently … A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis before a health care visit based only on history and real-time local …