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  • Opioid Misuse in Missouri: Analyzing Emergency Department Use in Urban/Rural Areas

    Content Type: Abstract

    Like many other states in the U.S., Missouri has experienced large increases in opioid abuse resulting in hundreds dying each year and thousands of ED visits due to overdose. Missouri has two major urban areas, St. Louis and Kansas City and a few… read more
    … resulting in hundreds dying each year and thousands of ED visits due to overdose. Missouri has two major urban areas, … patient demographics, and other information about the visit. MODHSS also participates in the Enhanced State … patient demographics, and other information about the visit. MODHSS also participates in the Enhanced State …
  • A Survey of Data Recording Procedures at New York City Emergency Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    Data is collected daily by the DOHMH from 49 of the 52 NYC EDs, representing approximately 95% of all ED visits in NYC. Variability in data fields between and within EDs has been noticed for some time. Differences in chief complaint (CC)… read more
    … the 52 NYC EDs, representing approximately 95% of all ED visits in NYC. Variability in data fields between and within … on the DOHMH’s ability to consistently categorize ED visits into syndrome groupings, which may alter how … hospital based emergency department (ED) survey and site visit project conducted by the New York City (NYC) …
  • Evaluation of DoD Syndrome Mapping and Baseline for ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM Transition

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Department of Defense conducts syndromic surveillance of health encounter visits of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. Providers within the MHS assign up to 10 diagnosis codes to each health encounter visit. The diagnosis codes are… read more
    … conducts syndromic surveillance of health encounter visits of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. … assign up to 10 diagnosis codes to each health encounter visit. The diagnosis codes are grouped into syndrome and … assign up to 10 diagnosis codes to each health encounter visit. The diagnosis codes are grouped into syndrome and …
  • Paralysis Analysis: Investigating Paralysis Visit Anomalies in New Jersey

    Content Type: Abstract

    On July 11, 2012, New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) Communicable Disease Service (CDS) surveillance staff received email notification of a statewide anomaly in EpiCenter for Paralysis. Two additional anomalies followed within three hours. Since… read more
    … system. … Paralysis Analysis: Investigating Paralysis Visit Anomalies in New Jersey …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection

    Content Type: Abstract

    The late health events such as the heat wave of 2003 showed the need to make public health surveillance evolve in France. Thus, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has developed syndromic surveillance systems based on several… read more
    … surveillance. … Syndromic Surveillance Based on Emergency Visits: A Reactive Tool for Unusual Events Detection …
  • Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like Illness Outbreaks?

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes HHC outpatient data and evaluates the performance for early influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreak detection. We compare its detection ability to that of the emergency department (ED) data and of the two data sources… read more
    … the two data sources simultaneously. … Could Outpatient Visits Enhance Our Ability of Early Detecting Influenza-Like …
  • Tracking Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Missouri: Trends and the ICD-CM Transition

    Content Type: Abstract

    Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) rates have tripled for Missouri residents in the past three years. NAS is a condition infants suffer soon after birth due to withdrawal after becoming opioid-dependent in the womb. NAS has significant immediate… read more
    … PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual … percentage change of opioid misuse emergency department visits (as defined by MODHSS) for Missouri women age 18-44 … PAS records contain extensive information about the visit, patient, and diagnosis. When examining 2015 annual …
  • Differentiating ZIP Codes in Syndromic Data; What Can They Tell Us?

    Content Type: Abstract

    The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) ED syndromic surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as reported by the patient. ZIP code… read more
    … surveillance system receives data from 95% of all ED visits in NYC totaling 4 million visits each year. The data include residential ZIP code as … code information has been used by the DOHMH to separate visits into NYC and nonNYC for analysis; and, a closer …