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Models for Forecasting Asthma Exacerbations in Urban Environments
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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 … pollen. Available data sources are emergency department visit records, weather data, air quality data, and pollen … -
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 … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … -
Asyndromic Cluster Detection Use Case
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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… cluster_detection_solution_for_unclassfied_visit_records.pdf View the Consultancy documents associated … Lab to detect clusters of interest based solely on visit counts (no syndromes) (Li et al, 2013). TOA detects … emergency department complaining about “Larry’s hot dog shack” but these visits are scattered over a 24-hour period, … -
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… that can be provided to address the problem: Unique visit ID, Visit Date, Chief Complaint, Facility ID, Age, Gender, … -
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 … Minimum data elements: date and time of visit, patient residence zip code, and consistent … -
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… elements that can be provided to address the problem: Visit date/time, Facility ID, age, gender, ZIP code, chief … -
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… to the CC/discharge diagnosis fields affect how an ED visit is defined. If the change is substantial, using a … -
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… County Environmental Services Vector Control dating back to 2006. Historical mosquito surveys have found Aedes … the same is true for SLEV (but far less data due to lack of testing). Mosquito data for Maricopa County can be …