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  • Investigating Syndromic Peaks Using Remotely Available Electronic Medical Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    One limitation of syndromic surveillance systems based on emergency department (ED) data is the time and expense to investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical… read more
    … investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical … investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical …
  • Evaluation of DoD Syndrome Mapping and Baseline for ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM Transition

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Department of Defense conducts syndromic surveillance of health encounter visits of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. Providers within the MHS assign up to 10 diagnosis codes to each health encounter visit. The diagnosis codes are… read more
    … conducts syndromic surveillance of health encounter visits of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. … assign up to 10 diagnosis codes to each health encounter visit. The diagnosis codes are grouped into syndrome and … conducts syndromic surveillance of health encounter visits of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. …
  • The Performance of a NGram Classifier for Patients' Chief Complaint Based on a Computerized Pick List Entry and Free Text in an Italian Emergency Department

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) and ICD code data to syndromes. The triage nurse note (NN) has also been used for… read more
    … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which …
  • COPD-Related ED Visits in North Carolina: Hospitalizations and Return Visits

    Content Type: Abstract

    COPD is a prevalent chronic disease among older adults; exacerbations often result in ED visits and subsequent hospital admissions. A portion of such patients return to the ED within a few days or weeks. In this study, we investigated patterns… read more
    … among older adults; exacerbations often result in ED visits and subsequent hospital admissions. A portion of such … patterns of hospital admissions and short-term return visits resulting from COPD-related ED visits. Objective To … among older adults; exacerbations often result in ED visits and subsequent hospital admissions. A portion of such …
  • Full Automatic Syndromic Surveillance System Using Prescription in Japan

    Content Type: Abstract

    I Medical services for outpatients are well developed due to universal public health insurance. Even patients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of outpatients provides very timely information to detect… read more
    … insurance. Even patients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of … insurance. Even pa- tients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of … insurance. Even patients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of …
  • Responding to Syndromic Surveillance Alerts: An Adaptable Protocol for Georgia Health Districts

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although many syndromic surveillance (SS) systems have been developed and implemented, few have included response protocols to guide local health jurisdictions when alerts occur [1,2]. SS was first implemented in GA during the 2004 G-8 Summit. Six… read more
    … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. Document … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. BACKGROUND Although many syndromic surveillance … generated through analyses of emergency department (ED) visit data. …
  • Syndromic surveillance of influenza-like illness using automated VA data preliminary results from the Idaho infectious disease reporting network

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current influenza-like illness monitoring in Idaho is on the basis of syndromic surveillance using laboratory data, combined with periodic person-to-person reports collected by Idaho state workers. This system relies on voluntary reporting.… read more
    … fashion. Clinical data entered in CPRS includes real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and labs. … fashion. Clinical data entered in CPRS includes real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and labs. … fashion. Clinical data entered in CPRS includes real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and labs. …
  • Two-stage Approach for Detecting Aberration of Influenza-like Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza and recent H7N9 influenza outbreaks made the public aware of the threat of influenza infection. In fact, annual influenza epidemic caused heavy disease burden and high economic loss around the world [1, 2]. Although the… read more
    … coverage. The real-time monitoring of the ILI clinical visits in the communities could reflect the severity of … based claim data of outpatient and emergency room visit. 4 views Submitted by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 20:43 … coverage. The real-time monitoring of the ILI clinical visits in the communities could reflect the severity of …