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  • Novel Emergency Department High Utilizer Surveillance In New Hampshire

    Content Type: Abstract

    Researchers have demonstrated benefits to identifying and developing interventions for patients that frequently seek healthcare services in the ED. The New Yorker Magazine, recently published an article titled The Hot Spotters, summarizing work… read more
    … and measured a 40% reduction in hospital inpatient and ED visits and a 56% medical cost reduction for the first 36 Hot … and Policy (OMBP) outpatient Medicaid ED frequency visit study was conducted, which cited that frequent ED … and measured a 40% reduction in hospital inpatient and ED visits and a 56% medical cost reduction for the first 36 Hot …
  • Investigating Other Syndrome in ESSENCE from a Data Quality Perspective

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section (IDEpi) conducts syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS) and submits the collected data… read more
    … syndromic surveillance of Emergency Department (ED) visits through the Louisiana Early Event Detection System … complaint, admit reason, and/or diagnosis fields to tag visits to relevant syndromes. Visits that do not have …
  • Using Syndromic Emergency Department Data to Augment Oral Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Using the chief complaint field from our established syndromic ED system, we developed definitions for potentially preventable oral health visits (OHV) and examined patterns in 2009-2011 data. Under the widest definition, OHV comprised about 1% of… read more
    … definitions for potentially preventable oral health visits (OHV) and examined patterns in 2009-2011 data. Under the widest definition, OHV comprised about 1% of ED visits. Adults ages 18 to 29 had markedly higher OHV than … preventable emergency department (ED) oral health visits (OHV) in New York City (NYC). Submitted by dbedford …
  • ED and poison center surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon

    Content Type: Abstract

    Oregon’s statewide syndromic surveillance system (Oregon ESSENCE) has been operational since 2012. Non-federal emergency department data (and several of their associated urgent care centers) are the primary source for the system, although other… read more
    … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring visits in both data sources in would allow for assessment of … visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring visits in both data sources in would allow for assessment of …
  • Free-Text Mining to Improve Syndrome Definition Matching Across Emergency Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    Standard syndrome definitions for ED visits in ESSENCE rely on chief complaints. Visits with more words in the chief complaint field are more likely to match syndrome definitions. While using ESSENCE, we observed geographic differences in chief… read more
    … Standard syndrome definitions for ED visits in ESSENCE rely on chief complaints. Visits with more words in the chief complaint field are more …
  • Firearm Injury - Maricopa County Department of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome attempts to capture acute GSW hospital visits and was developed based on existing syndromes shared by the community of practice in this forum post: https://www.healthsurveillance.org/forums/Posts.aspx?topic=1452124 This syndrome… read more
    … This syndrome attempts to capture acute GSW hospital visits and was developed based on existing syndromes shared … to capture acute GSW emergency department and inpatient visits The syndrome is developed in NSSP ESSENCE using Chief … … This syndrome attempts to capture acute GSW hospital visits and was developed based on existing syndromes shared …
  • Validation of Syndromic ILI Data for Use in CDC’s ILINet Surveillance, Pennsylvania

    Content Type: Abstract

    ILINet is a CDC program that has been used for years for influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance, using a network of outpatient providers who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to… read more
    … who volunteer to track and report weekly the number of visits due to ILI and the total number of visits to their practice. Pennsylvania has a network of 95 … send chief complaint and other information on their ED visits to the Department of Health’s (PADOH) syndromic …
  • Cause-Specific School Absenteeism Monitoring Identifies Community Influenza Outbreaks

    Content Type: Abstract

    Transmission and amplification of influenza within schools has been purported as a driving mechanism for subsequent outbreaks in surrounding communities. However, the number of studies assessing the utility of monitoring school absenteeism as an… read more
    … a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon … within a school district and medically attended influenza visits within the same community. Submitted by elamb on Thu, … a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon …