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  • Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use case for 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). Problem… read more
    … pollen.  Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen … pollen. Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen … to address the problem: Syndromic surveillance ED visits 2008-2015 (Asthma and ILI syndrome) Weather data …
  • Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance consultancy held January 19-20, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake… read more
    … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … Example 2 -- Chief Complaint: Cough; Pain Addressed: Y - ; Hearing Impaired: N; Context: Hx asthma; Hx … Informatics University of Utah michaelambroseconway@gmail.com Howard Burkom, PhD Principal Professional Staff Johns …
  • Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Reportable Disease Cluster Detection in the Context of Sporadic Adoption of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests consultancy call held May 3, at 12 pm ET. Problem… read more
    … of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests consultancy call held May 3, at 12 pm ET. Problem Summary Dr. Sharon … to the CC/discharge diagnosis fields affect how an ED visit is defined. If the change is substantial, using a … of PCR-based Diagnostic Tests consultancy call held May 3, at 12 pm ET. Problem Summary Dr. Sharon …
  • Extreme Weather Surveillance

    Content Type: Use Case

    Problem Summary Given the background of climate change, there is an increasing demand for public health to characterize weather-related illness. The public health impact of extreme heat or cold events can be characterized from Emergency… read more
    … by Knowlton looked specifically at emergency department visits during the 2006 California heat wave and found a significant increase in ED visits but not hospitalizations. Stratifying by region, age … and nephritis. Patterns that were distinct for ED visits included electrolyte imbalance in the youngest age …
  • Special Event Data

    Content Type: Use Case

    Problem Summary A truncated historical dataset is provided from one or more subregions with multiple participating hospitals with enough variety in the patient volume and demographics to make the problem challenging and to generate alerting… read more
    …  truncated  dataset  consist  of  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent   …  responding   to  statistical  anomalies  and  ED/UCC  visits  of  PH  importance.       Note  any  other …   Minimum  data  elements:  date  and  time  of  visit,  patient  residence  zip  code,  and  consistent …
  • Data Quality

    Content Type: Use Case

    Problem Summary Data collection across a growing stream of contributing facilities and variables requires automated, consistent, and efficient monitoring of quality. Epidemiologists tasked with analyzing syndromic data need to be confident in the… read more
    … facility and jurisdictional level. Volume of patient visits and the severity of the missing variable to analytic … that can be provided to address the problem: Unique visit ID, Visit Date, Chief Complaint, Facility ID, Age, …
  • Asyndromic Cluster Detection Use Case

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Surveillance: Asyndromic Cluster Detection consultancy held June 9-10, 2015 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Problem Summary A syndrome cannot be created to… read more
    … the line listing data reveal any commonalities among the visits that might be of public health significance. This can … 1/5/2013 3:00 pm X 5-9 SOB Resp ALL 1/5/2013 3:16 pm Y 5-9 SHOB, wheezing Resp ALL 1/5/2013 4:00 pm Y 5-9 Asthma exacerbation Asthma (keyword) 1/5/2013 5:00 pm …
  • Assessing Risk for Emerging Arboviral Disease Use Case

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Assessing Risk for Emerging Arboviral Disease consultancy held June 14-15, 2016 at the Arizona Department of Health Services. Problem Summary… read more
    … - Weather data - BRFSS - Other data from Claritas or ESRI may be available How much historical data can be provided? … multiple Arizona counties; however, current surveillance may not fully represent these areas. - Mosquito testing for …