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  • Strengthening Health Surveillance through the Development of Interagency Relationships

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    Introduction: response to this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CSTE, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) members created the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a… read more
    … the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a platform, to facilitate sharing experiences, … departments (HD), and PCs. Since its inception, the CoP garnered over 250 members, hosted more than 25 webinars … the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a platform, to facilitate sharing …
  • Assessing Best Practices for Grouping and Analyzing Urgent Care Center (UCC) and Emergency Department (ED) Data Sources within Syndromic Surveillance Systems

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    The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) electronically receives both urgent care center (UCC) data and hospital emergency department (ED) data from health care facilities in 43 of its 67 counties through its Electronic Surveillance System for the… read more
    … based on parsing of chief complaint data. The UCC data come from 22 urgent care centers located in Central Florida, and the ED data come from 161 hospitals located across the state. … based on parsing of chief complaint data. The UCC data come from 22 urgent care centers located in Central Florida, …
  • Missouri Emergency Department Visits for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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    CO poisoning poses a significant public health burden. It is preventable, yet it remains a leading cause of poisoning in the United States. An effective surveillance system is very important for targeting and monitoring CO poisoning.Methods or… read more
    … CO poisoning poses a significant public health burden. It is … system is very important for targeting and monitoring CO poisoning.Methods or Description: ED data was analyzed … Epidemics (ESSENCE). The ED chief complaints of CO poisoning in ESSENCE contain keywords such as 'carbon' or …
  • Forming Collaborations through the Data Quality Committee to Address Urgent Incidents

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    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
    … and formulate solutions to provide to the entire NSSP CoP. Objective: The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) Community of Practice (CoP) works to support syndromic surveillance by providing … and formulate solutions to provide to the entire NSSP CoP. Objective: The National Syndromic Surveillance Program …
  • Informing U.S. Federal Public Health Preparation for Emerging Virus Pandemic Threats at Ports of Entry

    Content Type: Abstract

    The National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) has the responsibility to integrate, analyze, and share the nationÍs biosurveillance information provided from capabilities distributed across the public and private sectors. The integration of… read more
    … to the U.S. from areas of activity for H7N9 flu and MERS-CoV in order to identify airports where U.S. personnel may … viruses, specifically Middle Eastern coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and (H7N9) Influenza A. 3 views Submitted by … to the U.S. from areas of activity for H7N9 flu and MERS-CoV in order to identify airports where U.S. personnel may …
  • Accuracy of ICD Codes for Identification: Review of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis

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    Administrative data refers to data generated during the processes of health care. These data are a rich source of patient health information, including diagnoses and problem lists, laboratory and diagnostic tests, and medications. Established… read more
    … Ninth and Tenth Revisions, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM) codes are the coding standard for diagnoses and have … studies have assessed the validity and reliability of ICD-CM codes to identify various conditions such as cerebral … Ninth and Tenth Revisions, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM) codes are the coding standard for …
  • Effects of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on Influenza Peak Activity Timing

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza causes a significant burden to the world every year. In the temperate zone, influenza usually prevalent in the winter season, however, it is hardly predictable when the influenza epidemic will begin and when the peak activity will come.… read more
    … epidemic will begin and when the peak activity will come. Influenza has a peak in early winter sometimes and a … epidemic will begin and when the peak activity will come. Influenza has a peak in early winter sometimes and a …
  • Evaluation of Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Injury Case Definitions for Use with NC DETECT

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    Over the last few decades, the United States has made considerable progress in decreasing the incidence of motor vehicle occupants injured and killed in traffic collisions.1 However, there is still a need for continued motor vehicle crash (MVC)… read more
    … injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's … surveillance system. Objective : To evaluate four ICD-10-CM based case definitions designed to capture pedestrian and … injury surveillance, developed and evaluated four ICD-10-CM based case definitions for use with NC DETECT, NC's …