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Integrated surveillance: Joint modeling of rodent and human tularemia cases in Finland
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An increasing number of geo-coded information streams are available with possible use in disease surveillance applications. In this setting, multivariate modeling of health and non-health data allows assessment of concurrent patterns among data… read more… incidence and rodent population data from Finnish health care districts during the period 1995-2013 is provided. … incidence and rodent population data from Finnish health care districts during the period 1995-2013 is provided. … -
HIT Conformance Testing: Advancing Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability
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Speed, reliability, and uniformity of data collection enable syndromic surveillance (SyS) systems to provide public health authorities (PHAs) with timely information about community health threats and trends. Increasingly, healthcare information… read more… in addition to emergency departments and urgent care centers, are now required to provide SyS data to PHAs … in addition to emergency departments and urgent care centers, are now required to provide SyS data to PHAs … -
Using 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 more… interpreting data that are generated primarily for health care practice and billing purposes. Yoon Paula Ising Amy … interpreting data that are generated primarily for health care practice and billing purposes. … -
Enhanced Monitoring of Antiretroviral Resistance in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
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The implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, permits health departments with the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and… read more… the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and includes … the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and includes … -
Mapping Laboratory Reports to Illinois’ Extensively Drug-Resistant Organism Registry
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CRE are drug-resistant bacteria that have a mortality rate of up to 50% in those infected. Several clusters of CRE have been detected in Illinois, often in long-term acute care hospitals. In response, Illinois created the XDRO registry, a mandatory… read more… have been detected in Illinois, often in long-term acute care hospitals. In response, Illinois created the XDRO … have been detected in Illinois, often in long-term acute care hospitals. In response, Illinois created the XDRO …