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Importance of Continued Data Quality Assessment of Syndromic Production Data
Content Type: Abstract
Once a facility meets data quality standards and is approved for production, an assumption is made that the quality of data received remains at the same level. When looking at production data quality reports from various states generated using a SAS… read more -
PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department, Urgent Care and Inpatient Settings, Release 1.9 (April 2013)
Content Type: Messaging Standard
This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more -
Improving Cattle Market Syndromic Surveillance Through Electronic Data Capture
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An active syndromic surveillance system was designed to collect cattle health information from a sample of Texas cattle market sales. Texas Animal Health Commission livestock inspectors record the total number of animals observed along with the… read more -
Improving Detection of Call Clusters through Surveillance of Poison Center Data
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses the National Poison Data System (NPDS) to conduct surveillance of calls to United States PCs. PCs provide triage and treatment advice for hazardous exposures through a free national hotline.… read more -
In Denial: Symptom Negation in New York City Emergency Department Chief Complaints
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In July 2016, 77% of ED data was transmitted daily via Health Level 7 (HL7) messages, compared to only 27% in July 2015 (Figure). During this same period, chief complaint (CC) word count has increased from an average of 3.8 words to 6.0 words, with… read more -
Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes
Content Type: Webinar
Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more -
Infant fever trends following the launch of the meningococcal B vaccine in the UK
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From 1 September 2015, babies in the United Kingdom (UK) born on/after 1 July 2015 became eligible to receive the MenB vaccine, given at 2 and 4 months of age, with a booster at 12 months. Early trials found a high prevalence of fever (over 38°… read more -
Infectious Disease Reporting and Outbreak Management Improvement Project
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Specific communicable diseases have to be reported by law within a specific time period. In Ohio, prior to 2001, most of these disease reports were on paper reports that were reported from providers to local health departments. In turn, the… read more