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Big Data Analytics for Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Situational Awareness
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A variety of big data analytics, techniques and tools including social media analytics, open source visualizations, statistical anomaly detection, use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and geospatial mapping, are used for infectious… read more… critical care, injury, and trauma stakeholders, currently lack this level of sophistication. To respond to most MCIs … critical care, injury, and trauma stakeholders, currently lack this level of sophistication. To respond to most MCIs … -
Syndromic Surveillance of Motor Vehicle Crash Related Injuries In Nebraska
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Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are a significant public health problem in Nebraska. These events cost Nebraska $1.6 billion a year, are the leading cause of injury death, and the fourth leading cause of injury hospital treatment in the state. Speeding… read more… based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS … based highway safety programs, it is limited by the lack of immediate availability of data. ‘An ED based SS … -
Surveillance on Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in East Asia
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Regional disease surveillance as well as data transparency and sharing are the global trend for mitigating the threat of infectious diseases. The WHO has already played a leading role in FluNet (http:// www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/flunet/… read more… South-East Asian regions over the last two decades still lack a comprehensive surveillance system in the region [1]. … South-East Asian regions over the last two decades still lack a comprehensive surveillance system in the region [1]. … -
Validation of SyS Data to Inform Surveillance of Health Disparities in Nebraska
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Achieving health equality is a national priority. The surveillance of health disparities in minority populations is key for the advancement of health equality. However, the need for improvement in documentation of race and ethnicity has been… read more… various public health data sets. Currently, due to the lack of reporting of race and ethnicity in HDD, the NDHHS … various public health data sets. Currently, due to the lack of reporting of race and ethnicity in HDD, the NDHHS … -
Preliminary Look into the ICD9/10 Transition Impact on Public Health Surveillance
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On October 1, 2015, the number of ICD codes will expand from 14,000 in version 9 to 68,000 in version 10. The new code set will increase the specificity of reporting, allowing more information to be conveyed in a single code. It is anticipated that… read more… existing systems to accommodate the new code set, 2) Lack of ICD-10 expertise and training to identify which … existing systems to accommodate the new code set, 2) Lack of ICD-10 expertise and training to identify which … -
Effective Collaboration Models for Statiscians and Public Health Departments
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Public health departments need enhanced surveillance tools for population monitoring, and external researchers have expertise and methods to provide these tools. However, collaboration with potential solution developers and students in academia,… read more… departments must respond to successive crises and often lack the time for requirements analysis and technical … departments must respond to successive crises and often lack the time for requirements analysis and technical …