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  • UPDATED: Syndromic Surveillance 101 - Introduction to R for Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Training

    In this 26 minute video, Eric Bakota offers an overview of a free statistical package, R, and an overview of commonly used tips and tricks shared in the surveillance community for analysis work in R. Objectives:
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    … for analysis work in R. Objectives: Overview of R and R Studio Introduction to the ‘Tidyverse’ concept (system of … for analysis work in R. Objectives: Overview of R and R Studio Introduction to the ‘Tidyverse’ concept (system of …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Data Quality Checks and Assurance

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presenters Caleb Wiedeman and Harold Gil will describe some of the processes their organizations use to ensure the quality of data in BioSense v2.0. First, Caleb Wiedeman will review his normal routine of verifying data quality, including checking… read more
    …  Binning  Map  script  [see  later  slide]     Run  in  RStudio  Server  (adm.biosen.se/rstudio)     Export  CSV …
  • Alabama Department of Public Health–Syndromic Surveillance Monitoring and Improving Data Quality

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Data latency limited the Alabama Department of Public Health’s (ADPH) ability torecognize and respond quickly to public health threats. Despite ADPH’s request that 95% of syndromic surveillance (SyS) data be submitted to ESSENCE* within 24… read more
    … given time and the feed status. SyS analysts began using RStudio Pro to query changes in data status before data … given time and the feed status. SyS analysts began using RStudio Pro to query changes in data status before data …
  • Facilitating Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Through One Health Country-Level Work Groups

    Content Type: Case Study

    Zoonotic diseases compose a large proportion of the disease burden faced by African countries (e.g. Ebola). A One Health approach to disease control has been embraced across the continent, yet public health and veterinary surveillance systems in… read more
    … __x_ Cross-Agency Communication and Collaboration _x__ Training and Resources __x_ Technologies and Methodologies … Facilitated discussions were held at the end of each training, which resulted in CLWG members discussing … to public health practitioners lacking informatics training. The story-telling approach used in training …
  • Functional Priorities Activity Report

    Content Type: Report

    The purpose of this document is to correlate BioSense activities (inclusive of CDC, BGG, User Community) with community defined functional priorities.
    … "raw" and "binned" data • Work to expose new tools (R Studio Professional and SAS Web Studio) • Work with new … pre and post binned data 9 Improve documentation and training about how data are processed • Develop new website portal • Pursue funding for ESSENCE training materials • Develop other technical assistance …
  • ICD-10-CM Conversion

    Content Type: References

    Curated list of documents supporting the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS. For more information about the project, visit the project description page on… read more
    … to October 2015 provides an opportunity for additional training and improving clinical documentation integrity. 2 … in pregnancy, episodes of care, and much more. • Code Training: Codes increase from 17,000 to 140,000. Physicians … the implementation of ICD-10 including budgets, staff training, vendor communication and policy and document …
  • One Health Concept: Building educational and translation research capacity of graduate and post-graduate students in India

    Content Type: Case Study

    Food safety is a global issue with diverse challenges along various critical points in the food production chain. In India, food safety programs including establishment of surveillance programs and quantitative approaches through integration of… read more
    … in place to ensure this and hence it became critical to train, assess and certify a set of workforce dedicated for … students in India PROJECT/ACTIVITY TITLE Developing Training Curriculum on One Food Safety for Food handlers and … inspection, auditing and sampling was lacking for want of training, resources and infrastructure. Lack of …
  • Planning for the ICD-10 Transition

    Content Type: Webinar

    The transition of all HIPAA covered entities from the use of ICD­9­CM to ICD­10­CM/PCS codes on October 1, 2015 will create a paradigm change in the use of electronic health record (EHR) data. Many public health surveillance entities that receive,… read more
    … jurisdictions’ systems, alter business processes, and train workforce personnel in the use of ICD-10 CM codes for …   "   Project  Plan   "   Implementa:on  Plan   "   Training  Plan   "   Issue  Log/Risk  Matrix   NC’s …   "   Development  of  implementa:on  tools  and  training   for  local  agencies   "   Business  Impact …