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  • Forming Collaborations through the Data Quality Committee to Address Urgent Incidents

    Content Type: Abstract

    On November 20, 2017, several sites participating in the NSSP reported anomalies in their syndromic data. Upon review, it was found that between November 17-18, an EHR vendor’s syndromic product experienced an outage and errors in processing… read more
    … works to support syndromic surveillance by providing guidance and assistance to help resolve data issues and … works to support syndromic surveillance by providing guidance and assistance to help resolve data issues and …
  • Monitoring Heat-Related Illness through Syndromic Surveillance in Los Angeles County

    Content Type: Abstract

    LAC experienced several days of record-breaking temperatures during the summer of 2018. Downtown Los Angeles temperatures soared to 108°F in July with an average daily maximum of 92°F. Extreme heat events such as these can pose major risks to human… read more
    … and analyze HRI. The workgroup's goal was to provide guidance to public health professionals in adapting and … and analyze HRI. The workgroup's goal was to provide guidance to public health professionals in adapting and …
  • Environmental Public Health Tracking: Success Stories from a Collaborative Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Understanding how exposure to hazards in our environment (air, water, food and surroundings) affects our health is critical to understanding causes of many chronic and acute diseases and to planning and implementing appropriate response and… read more
    … between these factors. The program funds and provides guidance to 24 state and local health departments to develop … between these factors. The program funds and provides guidance to 24 state and local health departments to develop …
  • Implementation of a Syndromic Surveillance Pilot Program in Selected Cattle Markets in Texas, USA

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of livestock animals at points of concentration, such as livestock markets, has the potential to provide early detection of endemic, zoonotic, transboundary, environmental, and newly emerging animal diseases and to identify… read more
    … animals for clinical signs of disease, but do not usually document the number of cattle or clinical signs observed. … animals for clinical signs of disease, but do not usually document the number of cattle or clinical signs observed. …
  • What Can You Really Do with 35,000 Statistical Alerts a Week Anyways?

    Content Type: Abstract

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program's (NSSP) instance of ESSENCE* in the BioSense Platform generates about 35,000 statistical alerts each week. Local ESSENCE instances can generate as many as 5,000 statistical alerts each week. While some… read more
    … the importance of these statistical alerts. Ultimately, guidance can be developed to help syndromic surveillance … the importance of these statistical alerts. Ultimately, guidance can be developed to help syndromic surveillance …
  • EHR Conformance Testing for Enhanced Syndromic Surveillance System Interoperability

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lack of speed, reliability, and uniformity of data collection limit the ability of syndromic surveillance (SyS) systems to provide public health authorities (PHAs) with timely information on community health threats and trends. Electronic… read more
    … implemented with inconsistencies that spring from guidance ambiguities or misinterpretations. Inserting … implemented with inconsistencies that spring from guidance ambiguities or misinterpretations. Inserting …
  • Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC

    Content Type: Abstract

    Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more
    … The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly … The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly …
  • Challenges of ELR Implementation: Moving Toward Semantic Understanding through Vocabulary Validation

    Content Type: Abstract

    Meaningful Use has increased interest in submission of ELR to public health agencies, prompting these agencies to analyze their reporting process. Tennessee’s reporting regulations require anyone with knowledge of or suspecting a reportable… read more
    … actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To … actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To …