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  • Looking for Anthrax: Feasibility Study of Free Text Analytics for Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The primary objective of this study is to assess the capability of an advanced text analytics tool that uses natural language processing techniques to extract important medical information collected as part of routine emergency room care (history,… read more
    … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, …
  • BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection

    Content Type: Abstract

    Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more
    … systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting … (SS) systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting follow- ups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department (ED) …
  • Rates and causes of stillbirth in a demographic surveillance site in Karachi, Pakistan

    Content Type: Abstract

    Stillbirth remained a neglected issue absent from mention in Millennium Development Goals. An estimated 2.6 million babies are stillborn every year with highest rate in Pakistan, 43.1 stillbirths/1000 births. There is lack of good quality… read more
    … rate in Pakistan, 43.1 stillbirths/1000 births. There is lack of good quality prospective population based data in … rate in Pakistan, 43.1 stillbirths/1000 births. There is lack of good quality prospective population based data in …
  • Online Reports of Foodborne Illness Capture Foods Implicated in Official Foodborne Outbreak Reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Traditional surveillance systems only capture a fraction of the estimated 48 million yearly cases of foodborne illness in the United States due to few affected individuals seeking medical care and lack of reporting to appropriate authorities. Non-… read more
    … due to few affected individuals seeking medical care and lack of reporting to appropriate authorities. … due to few affected individuals seeking medical care and lack of reporting to appropriate authorities. …
  • Health IT meaningful use: how the EHR certification may improve the electronic laboratory reporting (ELR)

    Content Type: Abstract

    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) brought significant incentives to providers for implementing certified EHR technologies. It specifically requires utilization of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for electronic exchange of… read more
    … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at …
  • Ontology-Based Automatic Chief Complaints Classification for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Free-text emergency department triage chief complaints (CCs) are a popular data source used by many syndromic surveillance systems because of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major… read more
    … of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major … of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major … of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major …
  • Scanning the Emerging Infectious Diseases Horizon - Visualizing ProMed Emails Using EpiSPIDER

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Internet has created an information revolution that spans across all knowledge domains and removes temporal and geographic barriers. Various disparate tools allow individuals to communicate with each other across these barriers. We also have an… read more
    … information locked inside free text components. The lack of integration of these tools and electronic resources … information locked inside free text components. The lack of integration of these tools and electronic resources … information locked inside free text components. The lack of integration of these tools and electronic resources …
  • Using clinician mental models to guide annotation of medically unexplained symptoms and syndromes found in VA clinical documents

    Content Type: Abstract

    Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS) are conditions that are diagnosed on the basis of symptom constellations and are characterized by a lack of well-defined pathogenic pathways. The three most common MUS are chronic fatigue … read more
    … of symptom constellations and are characterized by a lack of well-defined pathogenic pathways. The three most … of symptom constellations and are characterized by a lack of well-defined pathogenic path- ways.1 The three most … of symptom constellations and are characterized by a lack of well-defined pathogenic pathways. The three most …