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  • ICD9 as a Surrogate for Chart Review in the Validation of a Chief Complaint Syndromic Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    The existing New York State Department of Health emergency department syndromic surveillance system has used patient’s chief complaint (CC) for assigning to six syndrome categories (Respiratory, Fever, Gastrointestinal, Neurological, Rash, Asthma… read more
    … process and allow us to survey a much larger sample of visits. Document … frequent ICD-9 CM based sub- syndromes. The proportion of visits contributing to the 20 most common ED chief complaint … S H ea da ch e H ea rt di se as e, V ira l i nf ec tio n, un sp ec ifi ed Sub-syndrome Vi si t c ou nt Unknown 0-3 …
  • Enhanced Animal Surveillance for Super Bowl XLIX in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015

    Content Type: Case Study

    From December 2014 to February 2015, Maricopa County, Arizona was the host site for several high profile events, including Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. Public health officials were allocated with implementing numerous enhanced surveillance… read more
    … enacted before, during and after the Super Bowl through email updates, teleconferences and daily phone calls. Ayala … of Public Health COUNTRY: Arizona, United States Email: aurimarayala@mail.maricopa.gov; … enacted before, during and after the Super Bowl through email updates, teleconferences and daily phone calls. …
  • Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza in Washington State: A Local and Regional Perspective

    Content Type: Abstract

    We explored the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza surveillance, from both a local and a regional perspective.
    … the utility of tracking emergency department (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … the utility of tracking emergency de- partment (ED) visits for febrile illness as a proxy for influenza … There was a strong correlation between weekly ED fever visit counts and positive flu isolates, both for the region …
  • Comparison of 2005-2007 Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County

    Content Type: Abstract

    The purpose of this study was to compare the 2005- 2006 and 2006-2007 Influenza seasons using Influenza-like illness (ILI) data received from Emergency Departments in Miami-Dade County.
    … _Influenza-Like_Illness_Observed_From_Emergency_Department_Visits_In_Miami-Dade_County.pdf 8 views Submitted by elamb … Influenza-Like Illness Observed From Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH, Erin … Influenza-Like Illness Observed from Emergency Department Visits in Miami-Dade County …
  • Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more
    … (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected … Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), …
  • Evaluating the performance of two alternative geographic surveillance schemes

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) data is collected by an Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance Network at the state (Iowa, USA) level. Historically, the Iowa Department of Public Health has maintained 19 different influenza sentinel… read more
    … Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA E-mail: gcfairch@gmail.com Objective This paper describes an experiment to … ‘noticed’ by a surveillance site (and thus having their visit reported back to the IDPH). The Huff model operates by …
  • Development of public health communication tools using open source methods

    Content Type: Abstract

    Secure and confidential exchange of information is the cornerstone of public health practice. Often, this exchange has to occur between public health agencies across jurisdictions. Examples include notification of reportable diseases… read more
    … clinicians on a personal level, with phone, fax and snail mail. There are a multitude of secured websites hosted by … on personal communications involving phone, fax and snail mail. UDOH sought to develop and encourage the use of a … of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: jreid@utah.gov Objective There is an urgent need for …
  • Automatic and Secure Data Transfer of Syndromic Data between Hospitals and Public Health Using the PHINMS

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Messaging Service (PHINMS) is a PHIN-certified messaging system, initiated and supported by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. PHINMS is widely used by many… read more
    … Carolina has developed including Auto Send, Data Extract, Email Notification, and Self-Issued Security Certificates. … has developed includ- ing Auto Send, Data Extract, Email Notification, and Self-Issued Security Certificates. … Carolina has developed including Auto Send, Data Extract, Email Notification, and Self-Issued Security Certificates. …