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  • Using Age & Syndrome to Characterize Epidemic Winter-Seasonal Acute Gastroenteritis

    Content Type: Abstract

    We describe age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with periods of confirmed epidemic rotavirus and presumed epidemic norovirus in New York City (NYC).
    … age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with … age- and syndrome-specific emergency department (ED) visit patterns for diarrhea and vomiting associated with … confirmed RV activity and to characterize associated ED visits in NYC. METHODS To estimate incident winter-season …
  • Oregon ESSENCE: Using ESSENCE for Mass Gathering Surveillance

    Content Type: Report

    Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more
    … indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for … (what the patient says is the reason for their visit) and discharge diagnosis codes. Visit information is … indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for …
  • The NGram CC Classifier: A Novel Method of Automatically Creating CC Classifiers Based on ICD9 Groupings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) to syndromes. ICD9 code data may also be used to develop visit classifiers for syndromic surveillance but… read more
    … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … to syndromes. ICD9 code data may also be used to develop visit classifiers for syndromic surveillance but the ICD9 … applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 code are known. A …
  • 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 ICD-10-CM/PCS. For more information about the project, visit the project description page on … to the specific clinical nature of ICD-10-CM, a strong un- derstanding of anatomy and physiology will be important … diagnosis code to indicate the trimester for which the visit is being billed: 1st trimester: less than 14 weeks 0 …
  • Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Use Case

    Materials associated with the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Biosurveillance: Negation Processing in Free Text Emergency Department Data for Public Health Surveillance consultancy held January 19-20, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake… read more
    … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … cannot properly identify negated terms. For example, a visit is classified into a fever syndrome when the chief … Informatics University of Utah michaelambroseconway@gmail.com Howard Burkom, PhD Principal Professional Staff …
  • CDC All Drug Overdose v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected overdoses of any drug. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected overdoses of any drug. How it was … code indicating a drug poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. In addition, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome if it …
  • CDC Heroin v3

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC HEROIN OVERDOSE V4 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. States… read more
    … some lessons learned in querying heroin overdose ED visits in syndromic surveillance systems. Based on this … indicating a heroin poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … diagnosis codes. A large increase in heroin overdose ED visits may be attributable to increased supply and use of …
  • Georgia's Strategy for Targeting Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    As part of public health protection activities conducted in support of the G8 Summit in Sea Island, GA, June 2004, DPH implemented SS in the state’s coastal region using information provided from ED visits, 911 calls, and pharmacy sales. Following… read more
    … state’s coastal region using information provided from ED visits, 911 calls, and pharmacy sales. Following this … criteria in initiating new emergency department (ED)-visit based systems. Document … state’s coastal region using information provided from ED visits, 911 calls, and pharmacy sales. Following this …