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  • 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 …
  • Differentiating ZIP Codes in Syndromic Data; What Can They Tell Us?

    Content Type: Abstract

    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 …
  • Camera-based, mobile disease surveillance using Convolutional Neural Networks

    Content Type: Abstract

    Infectious diseases present with multifarious factors requiring several efforts to detect, prevent, and break the chain of transmission. Recently, machine learning has shown to be promising for automated surveillance leading to rapid and early… read more
    … for syndromic biosurveillance that would i) use the phone camera to take images of human faces to detect … for syndromic biosurveillance that would i) use the phone camera to take images of human faces to detect …
  • 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 …
  • Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more
    … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Objective To describe the public health … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Methods Two Florida disease surveillance … either ‘Haiti’ or ‘earthquake’, along with the reason for visit, into appropriate syndrome categories. The intent of …
  • Nontraumatic Oral Health Classification for Alternative Use of Syndromic Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of access to regular dental care often results in costly, oral health visits to EDs that could otherwise have been prevented or managed by a dentist (1). Most studies on oral health-related visits to EDs have used a wide range of… read more
    … regular dental care often results in costly, oral health visits to EDs that could otherwise have been prevented or … by a dentist (1). Most studies on oral health-related visits to EDs have used a wide range of classifications from … timely burden estimates of nontraumatic oral health visits for NC EDs. Objective: To develop a nontraumatic oral …
  • The Potential of Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness in the Community for Early Warning of Institutional Gastroenteritis Outbreaks

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the NSW Public Health Real-time Emergency Department Surveillance System operating in and around Sydney, Australia signalled a large-scale increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI). A subsequent… read more
    … a large-scale increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI). A subsequent … the association between short-term variation in ED visits for GI with short-term variation in institutional … between short-term variation in Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastrointestinal illness (GI) with short-term …