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  • CDC All Drug v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC ALL DRUG V2 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. Purpose:… read more
    … scientists first started developing the definition using guidance from DEA, CSTE and SAMSHA. They then built the … scientists first started developing the definition using guidance from DEA, CSTE and SAMSHA. They then built the … scientists first started developing the definition using guidance from DEA, CSTE and SAMSHA. They then built the …
  • Wildfire and Smoke Syndromic Surveillance: An Implementation Guide for Public Heath Practice

    Content Type: Report

    Wildfires are an integral part of many ecosystems; however, in recent years, human behavior and climate change have resulted in wildfire seasons that are longer, more destructive, and more costly. During wildfire events, public health responses most… read more
    … definitions, develop novel definitions, and disseminate guidance. Through the collection and review of state and … definitions, develop novel definitions, and disseminate guidance. Through the collection and review of state and …
  • Standardization to aid interoperability between NLP system

    Content Type: Abstract

    There are a number of Natural Language Processing (NLP) annotation and Information Extraction (IE) systems and platforms that have been successfully used within the medical domain. Although these groups share components of their systems, there… read more
    … IE tools, corpus evaluation tools and encoded clinical documents. There are two components to a successful … Processing interoperability within the biomedical domain. Document … IE tools, corpus evalu- ation tools and encoded clinical documents. There are two components to a successful …
  • Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness

    Content Type: Success Stories

    In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more
    … to create a CRI query definition and implementation guidance. The workgroup collaborated with data analysts and … developed the CRI syndrome definition and guidance document: Cold-related Illness Query: Guidance for … to create a CRI query definition and implementation guidance. The workgroup collaborated with data analysts and …
  • 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
    … Description Curated list of documents supporting the transition from ICD-9-CM to … ICD-10-CM codes for these conditions and if the provider documents both conditions as present in the patient record, … a 7th character extender that identi�es the encounter. Documen- tation must be clear so that the correct extender …
  • Alas! Meaningful EHR Certification for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    Review NIST's draft CEHRT test procedure, data and tools for syndromic surveillance with us! The ONC's 2014 edition of rules for certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) set a new bar for syndromic surveillance messaging capability… read more
    … 11, 2012 Host ISDS Public Health Practice Committee Document Nist-Test_Tool-Orientation_Ss.pdf … Test Procedures •  Test Data •  Conformance Test Tools •  Document History –  Guidance for using test procedures •  Review of current NIST …
  • Text-Processing of VA Clinical Notes to Improve Case Detection Models for Influenza-like Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective There were two objectives of this analysis. First, apply text-processing methods to free-text clinician notes extracted from the VA electronic medical record for automated detection of Influenza-Like-Illness. Secondly,… read more
    … determine if use of data from free-text clinical documents can be used to enhance the predictive ability of … determine if use of data from free-text clinical documents can be used to enhance the predictive ability of … provide a means of utilizing electronic clinical documents as an additional data source for syndromic …
  • Letter to BioSense Governance Group Re: Recommendations for improving BioSense's data sharing capability

    Content Type: Letter

    This letter was intended to establish a dialogue between surveillance professionals and the BioSense Governance Group. The particiapnts were interested in establishing data sharing relationships across jurisdictions utilizing BioSense… read more
    …     1. A  user  guide  that  provides  practical  guidance  for  using  BioSense  in  practice   (including …  data,  it  would  be  useful  to  have  a     4 short  document  describing  the  jurisdictional  data  and  any …