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Utilization History of Emergency Medical Services Among West Virginia Drug Overdose Decedents
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West Virginia continues to lead the nation in drug overdose deaths per capita. In 2016, the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths was 52 per 100,0001. In the same year, there were roughly 64,000 overdose deaths in the United States, a 21.5% rate… read moreSyndromic Surveillance Regional Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 5
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Thirteen surveillance professionals from seven state and local public health agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Region 5 planned and participated in the 2-day Workshop. The participants selected data sharing… read moreThe Evolution of BioSense: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Content Type: Journal Article
The BioSense program was launched in 2003 with the aim of establishing a nationwide integrated public health surveillance system for early detection and assessment of potential bioterrorism-related illness. The program has matured over the years… read moreUsing Syndromic Surveillance for All-Hazards Public Health Surveillance: Successes, Challenges, and the Future
Content Type: Journal Article
Fifteen years have passed since the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 called for the establishment of nationwide surveillance and reporting mechanisms to detect bioterrorism-related events. In the… read moreLetter to the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee
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Sent on March 3, 2014, this letter summarizes the ISDS Board of Directors' response to preliminary recommendations that Laboratory Reporting and Syndromic Surveillance be removed as core measures for Eligible Hospitals in Stage 3 Meaningful Use. The… read moreSyndromic Surveillance Revolution? Public Health Benefits of Modernizing the Emergency Care Patient Health Record in England
Content Type: Journal Article
Emergency medicine is a recognized specialty in the United Kingdom (UK), with formal training and accreditation conducted and governed by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Health care in the UK is publicly funded and provided by the… read moreEfficient Surveillance of Childhood Diabetes Using Electronic Health Record Data
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Traditional surveillance methods, such as registries that require manual validation of every diabetes case or questionnaires, are resource intensive and associated with considerable delay in reporting results. An EHR-based surveillance system may be… read more2017 - 2018 Winter Weather Surveillance in Louisiana
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The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) in the Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) has several applications for syndromic surveillance including situational awareness during unusual and/or high profile events, such as the… read more