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A Fairer Mirror: Equity-limited Healthcare System Rankings
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Healthcare systems are often evaluated using comparative health care rankings. Simulations have shown that maximally inequitable health care systems can perform well in published, influential health care system rankings by excelling in non-equity… read moreA machine-learning algorithm to identify hepatitis C in health insurance claims data
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. Monitoring the burden of chronic HCV infection requires robust methods to identify patients with infection. Insurance claims… read moreA Novel Method for Rapid Mapping of the Spatial Intensity of Influenza Epidemics
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Surveillance of influenza epidemics is a priority for risk assessment and pandemic preparedness. Mapping epidemics can be challenging because influenza infections are incompletely ascertained, ascertainment can vary spatially, and often a… read moreElectronic Surveillance for Injury Prevention Using a Physician-Operated System
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When hazardous materials or products emerge in the market, injury prevention researchers take action to promote awareness and legislation with the goal to prevent further injuries. This cannot be achieved without reliable data on trends and outcomes… read moreA Semantic Platform for Surveillance of Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been linked to a variety of detrimental health and social outcomes. In the last 20 years, the association between ACEs with several adult health risk behaviors, conditions, and diseases including suicides,… read moreA strategy of analysis of free-text E-death certificates using machine learning
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In 2004, Sante publique France, the French Public Health Agency set up a reactive all-cause mortality surveillance based on the administrative part of the death certificate, in the final objectives 1/ to detect unexpected or usual variations in… read moreA Tool for Promoting Responsible Antibiotic Prescribing across Settings and Sectors
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Antibiotic resistance is a mounting public health threat calling for action on global, national and local levels. Antibiotic use has been a major driver of increasing rates of antibiotic resistance. This has given rise to the practice of antibiotic… read moreAccuracy of ICD Codes for Identification: Review of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis
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Administrative data refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health information, including diagnoses and problem lists, laboratory and diagnostic tests, and medications. Established… read more