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  • Proposed ICD–10–CM Surveillance Case Definitions for Injury Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits

    Content Type: Report

    National Health Statistics Reports, Number 100, January 23, 2017. Abstract This report describes a collaboration between the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to… read more
    … for injury hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for use with administrative data sets coded using the … diagnosis) codes. The inclusion criteria for an injury ED visit requires the case to have either a principal diagnosis …
  • Notes on MU Stage 3 NPRM Informatics

    Content Type: Report

    Notes on Meaningful Use stage 3 Notice of Public Rule Making, provided by Bryant Thomas Karras
    … a pre-requisite for the following stage until 2017. They may enroll at any time during the timeframe for that stage. …  of  changes  to  reduce  complexity  and  simplify  MU  criteria  and  requirements   o Proposing  single  set …
  • Oregon ESSENCE: Using ESSENCE for Mass Gathering Surveillance

    Content Type: Report

    Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more
    … indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for … https://1859oregonmagazine.com/explore-oregon/outdoors/total-solar-eclipse/ Using … “During the last [time period], X-related visits at Y county facilities were within expected levels.” Elevated …
  • Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments

    Content Type: Report

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments consultancy held March 30-31, 2016 at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). … read more
    … PM2.5:  http://para.nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/aqm/para/   GRIB2 tools:  … of Fall School Opening and Emergency Department Asthma Visits in a Large Metropolitan Area.  Silverman RA, Kazuhiko … PM2.5:  http://para.nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/aqm/para/   GRIB2 tools:  …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 4

    Content Type: Report

    A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4 on May 12-13, 2015 at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA. This was the seventh workshop in a… read more
    … was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4 on May 12-13, 2015 at the Emory University Rollins School of … participants developed and shared analyses of asthma ED visit trends between August 3, 2014 and January 31, 2015. … selected syndromic surveillance of emergency department visits for asthma during the 2014 Enterovirus D68 outbreak …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 2+

    Content Type: Report

    A planning team that included staff from ISDS, ASTHO, and Charlie Ishikawa of Ishikawa Associates, LLC created and implemented the HHS Region 2+ workshop. Charlie led the workshop facilitation and design of workshop artifacts. The workshop… read more
    … selected syndromic surveillance of emergency department visits for carbon monoxide poisoning (CO) during Super … participants developed and shared analyses of CO ED visit trends during 10/29/2012 thru 11/26/2012 according to instructions provided (Appendix B). …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 3

    Content Type: Report

    A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 3 on June 9-10, 2015 at the offices of the District of Columbia Department of Health. This was the eighth workshop in a series, with… read more
    … developed and shared analyses of ILI ED visit trends between MMWR Week 40, 2014 through MMWR Week … selected syndromic surveillance of emergency department visits for ILI and drug overdose for the workshop. ILI SyS … and interpretation questions 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% I haven’t been exposed to this yet I know about this, …
  • Wildfire and Smoke Syndromic Surveillance: An Implementation Guide for Public Heath Practice

    Content Type: Report

    Wildfires are an integral part of many ecosystems; however, in recent years, human behavior and climate change have resulted in wildfire seasons that are longer, more destructive, and more costly. During wildfire events, public health responses most… read more
    … currently exist to enumerate wildfire-related healthcare visits. To strengthen the public health community’s ability … standardizing syndromic surveillance of wildfire-related visits: Fire and Smoke Inhalation v1 (formerly wildfire and smoke visits during project period) and Air Quality-related …