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  • Approach to Onboarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data Into a Syndromic Surveillance System

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    Syndromic surveillance has become an integral component of public health surveillance efforts within the state of Florida. The near real-time nature of these data are critical during events such as the Zika virus outbreak in Florida in 2016 and in… read more
    … systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from non-traditional sources: urgent care center visit data, mortality data, reportable disease data, and … systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from …
  • Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures

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    ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more
    … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may … include a single reason or multiple reasons for the ED visit. Medical history may be included in chief complaint … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may …
  • Enhanced Surveillance of Nonfatal Emergency Department Opioid Overdoses in California

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    The opioid epidemic is a multifaceted public health issue that requires a coordinated and dynamic response to address the ongoing changes in the trends of opioid overdoses. Access to timely and accurate data allows more targeted and effective… read more
    … opioid overdose, and heroin overdose emergency department visits; identify demographic groups or areas within … crisis throughout California. Emergency department (ED) visit data are analyzed on an ongoing quarterly basis to monitor the proportion of all ED visits that are attributed to nonfatal drug, opioid, and …
  • Two-stage Approach for Detecting Aberration of Influenza-like Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza and recent H7N9 influenza outbreaks made the public aware of the threat of influenza infection. In fact, annual influenza epidemic caused heavy disease burden and high economic loss around the world [1, 2]. Although the… read more
    … coverage. The real-time monitoring of the ILI clinical visits in the communities could reflect the severity of … based claim data of outpatient and emergency room visit. 4 views Submitted by elamb on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 20:43 … coverage. The real-time monitoring of the ILI clinical visits in the communities could reflect the severity of …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Quantify ED Visits for Coagulopathy Cases

    Content Type: Abstract

    In March 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) was informed of a cluster of coagulopathy cases linked to SC use. By June 30, 2018, 172 cases were reported, including five deaths, where 74% were male and the mean age was 35.3 years (… read more
    … healthcare facility utilization, including number of ED visits. Syndromic surveillance was utilized to monitor ED visits related to the cluster, assist with case finding and … healthcare facility utilization, including number of ED visits. Syndromic surveillance was utilized to monitor ED …
  • Surveillance of Overdose-related Emergency Department Visits in Rhode Island

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    During March-May 2013, 14 overdose deaths occurred in RI that were caused by acetyl fentanyl, a novel synthetic opioid about five times more potent than heroin1. Ten of these deaths were clustered in March, causing a significant increase over… read more
    … testing results. However, the overall number of ED visits associated with this event was unknown. We used RODS … data retrospectively to characterize overdose related ED visits in RI and to analyze trends. Objective Determine if … testing results. However, the overall number of ED visits associated with this event was unknown. We used RODS …
  • Analytic Biosurveillance Methods for Resource-Limited Settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Biosurveillance in resource-limited settings is essential because of both enhanced risk of diseases rarely seen elsewhere (e.g. cholera) and pandemic threats (e.g. avian influenza). However, access to care and laboratory test capability are… read more
    … has the added complication that day-of-week clinical visit patterns differ widely, (e.g. clinic closure on … has the added complication that day-of-week clinical visit patterns differ widely, (e.g. clinic closure on …
  • Opioid Seizures by Law Enforcement in Relation to Emergency Room Visits

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    In 2016, there were approximately 63,000 deaths nationally due to drug overdose. This trend continues to increase with the provisional number of US deaths for 2017 being approximately 72,000 (1). This increase in overdose deaths is fueled largely by… read more
    … fentanyl beginning in 2013 (2). In Missouri, ER visits follow similar trends with heroin overdose visits greatly increasing after 2011. While PDMPs help … fentanyl beginning in 2013 (2). In Missouri, ER visits follow similar trends with heroin overdose visits …