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  • Marketing a Syndromic Surveillance System to Hospital Emergency Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, implemented a syndromic surveillance system, Oregon ESSENCE. A critical component to developing and growing this statewide system is… read more
    … implemented a syndromic surveillance system, Oregon ESSENCE. A critical component to developing and growing this …
  • MNCH Surveillance-Response Systems Strengthening in Indonesia

    Content Type: Abstract

    During 2007 - 2010 the Center for Health service Management (CHSM) conducted training and consultations to strengthen the Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health (MNCH) Surveillance-Response (S-R) Systems of 10 districts and 5 municipalities of 5… read more
    … the Center for Health service Management (CHSM) conducted training and consultations to strengthen the Maternal, … strengthening was carried out by means of two 2-day training sessions (of approximately one year apart) at the … electronic telecommunication. The subject matter of the training sessions courses and consultations consisted of: …
  • Optimizing Performance of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome

    Content Type: Abstract

    A number of different methods are currently used to classify patients into syndromic groups based on the patient’s chief complaint (CC). We previously reported results using an “Ngram” text processing program for building classifiers… read more
    … AT&T Labs). The method applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 … visits). We used as our ICD9 classifier an existing ESSENCE filter for the respiratory syndrome, RESP. The ICD9 …
  • Monitoring and auditing the transfer of syndromic surveillance data to ensure data completeness

    Content Type: Abstract

    The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH. ESSENCE utilizes a secure, automated process for the transfer of data to the… read more
    … for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system … generate reports that detail which users have logged into ESSENCE, when the log-in occurred, and which pages within …
  • Inpatient Data: A New Frontier in VA Biosurveillance and Public Health Monitoring from the Electronic Health Record

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Veterans Affairs (VA) ESSENCE obtains electronic health record data from 152 medical centers plus clinics in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the Philippines. ESSENCE analyzes ICD-9 diagnosis codes and demographic data from outpatient and… read more
    … The Veterans Affairs (VA) ESSENCE obtains electronic health record data from 152 … In 2010, a new instance was stood up (VA Inpatient ESSENCE) which receives weekly feeds of inpatient data from …
  • Rough Guide to Set up Data Feed for Poison Center Data in Your State

    Content Type: References

    The Oregon ESSENCE team has developed a guide for other states to use to set up a web service link to their poison center and extract its data into ESSENCE. It contains advice based on Oregon’s experience in developing its link with its poison… read more
    … Description The Oregon ESSENCE team has developed a guide for other states to use … link to their poison center and extract its data into ESSENCE. It contains advice based on Oregon’s experience in …
  • Limb Elephantiasis as Predictor for the Occurrence and Spread of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kano State, Nigeria

    Content Type: Abstract

    Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most prevalent of the tropical diseases, but is also the most neglected.Though significant advances have been made in the understanding both the disease and its control, there is general lack of information about… read more
    … that could be easily diagnosed by persons with minimum training. Therefore, the prevalence of elephantiasis could …
  • Syndromic Surveillance 101 - Module 2: Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Data Systems, and Data Analysis

    Content Type: Training

    An Online Training Course ISDS, in partnership with the Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Health Care Institute, has created an online course in syndromic surveillance. This program is designed to increase knowledge and foster… read more
    … An Online Training Course ISDS, in partnership with the Tufts … practitioners new to syndromic surveillance. This training is divided into four one-hour, self-paced modules …