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  • Impact of Patient Self-Registration in Emergency Departments on Syndromic Surveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Florida Department of Health electronically receives hospital emergency department (ED) data from 180 EDs located in 54 of its 67 counties through its Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (… read more
    … patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. … patients, which include ED self check-in kiosks, and pre-visit registration smartphone applications and websites. …
  • Comparison of ILINet and ESSENCE for Influenza Surveillance at the Local Level

    Content Type: Abstract

    ILINet is used nationwide by sentinel healthcare providers for reporting weekly outpatient visit numbers for influenza-like illness to CDC. The Florida Department of Health receives urgent care center (UCC) data through ESSENCE from participating… read more
    … healthcare providers for reporting weekly outpatient visit numbers for influenza-like illness to CDC. The Florida … healthcare providers for reporting weekly outpatient visit numbers for influenza-like illness to CDC. The Florida …
  • Validation of New Jersey Emergency Department (ED) Registration Data in BioSense 2.0

    Content Type: Abstract

    BioSense 2.0, a redesigned national syndromic surveillance system, provides users with timely regional and national data classified into disease syndromes, with views of health outcomes and trends for use in situational awareness. As of July 2014,… read more
    … servers occurs twice daily via SFTP. The average daily visit volume in the transfer is around 10,000 records. This … servers occurs twice daily via SFTP. The average daily visit volume in the transfer is around 10,000 records. This …
  • Using Sydromic Surveillance to Track E-cigarette Related Emergency Department Visits

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) investigated the feasibility of using syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. E-cigarettes have been associated with injuries and… read more
    … syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. … syndromic surveillance (SyS) data to identify health care visits due to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. … to Track E-cigarette Related Emergency Department Visits …
  • Google Flu Trends: Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits

    Content Type: Abstract

    GFT is a surveillance tool that gathers data on local internet searches to estimate the emergence of influenza-like illness in a given geographic location in real time.3 Previously, GFT has been proven to strongly correlate with influenza incidence… read more
    … of influenza and pneumonia emergency department (ED) visits across multiple United States cities.   7 views … of influenza and pneumonia emergency department (ED) visits across multiple United States cities.   … Spatial Correlation with Influenza Emergency Department Visits …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics

    Content Type: Abstract

    LAC hosted the 2015 Special Olympics (SO) which welcomed approximately 6,500 athletes from 165 countries, as well as 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 spectators from July 25 to August 2, 2015. International athletes were not required to show proof of… read more
    … which captures over 65% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits, was used to detect potential emerging health events … which captures over 65% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits, was used to detect potential emerging health events … Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for the 2015 Special Olympics …
  • Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Describe Gunshot-related Injuries in Houston

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2011, injury by firearms accounted for 32,351 deaths (10.4 deaths per 100,000 population) in the United States. This rate was higher than any infectious or parasitic disease (the highest being 2.5 for both viral hepatitis and HIV disease).… read more
    … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track …
  • Alcohol-Related ED Visits and Ohio State Football: Putting the O-H in ETOH

    Content Type: Abstract

    According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), binge drinking causes over half of the 88,000 excessive alcohol use deaths and costs approximately $149 billion dollars annually in the United States. Additionally, excessive alcohol use can… read more
    … relationship between alcohol-related emergency department visits in Franklin County, Ohio and Ohio State University … relationship between alcohol-related emergency department visits in Franklin County, Ohio and Ohio State University … Alcohol-Related ED Visits and Ohio State Football: Putting the O-H in ETOH …