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  • BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection

    Content Type: Abstract

    Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more
    … followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … ups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department (ED) visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … increase was observed in statewide sentinel provider ILI visits coincidently with an overall increase in laboratory …
  • Can all-cause school absenteeism be used to optimize the timing of school closure in response to pandemic influenza?

    Content Type: Abstract

    School closure has long been proposed as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in reducing the transmission of pandemic influenza. Children are thought to have high transmission potential because of their low immunity to circulating… read more
    … data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings.   … using data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings. … the daily count of all-cause absenteeism and school nurse visits for fever/flu syndrome in 1206 public schools in New …
  • Talking Turkish: Using N-Grams for Syndromic Surveillance in a Turkish Emergency Department without the Need for English Translation

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previously we used an “N-Gram” classifier for syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC) in English for bioterrorism. The classifier is trained on a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are… read more
    … bioterrorism. The classifier is trained on a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are … bioterrorism. The classifier is trained on a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are … University hospital ED in Turkey. Participants: All ED visits in the database for 2002. Protocol: Two of the …
  • Occupational Related Injuries - New Jersey Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to enhance current occupational health surveillance methods. Current data sources have a lag time of at least three months and estimates are often under-reported. Employing a real-time, independent data source could enhance… read more
    … System – EpiCenter Data Source – Emergency Department visits Fields Used – Chief complaint at work OR @work OR @ … System – EpiCenter Data Source – Emergency Department visits Fields Used – Chief complaint …
  • Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 1): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Nebraska and Washington Implementations

    Content Type: Webinar

    This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Our third Meaningful Use webinar continues our discussion on state implementation of inpatient… read more
    … �  Gender �  Race/Ethnicity �  Zip, County, State �  Visit information: �  Visit ID �  Date of admission & … Situational Awareness: ILI Percentage of ER Visits for ILI by CDC Week, Western Washington, 2007–2012 0 …
  • Using Business Intelligence Tools to Automate Data Capture and Reporting

    Content Type: Abstract

    The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) serves public health users across NC at the local, regional and state levels, providing early event detection and situational awareness capabilities. At the… read more
    … different data feeds daily including emergency department visits, emergency medical service runs, poison center calls, … data feeds daily including emergency department (ED) visits, emergency medical service (EMS) runs, poison center … data quality reports are generated and distributed via email automatically daily. Customized reports with criteria …
  • Rabies and Animal Bites - Florida Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, arachnid, and fish bites). The query is designed using ESSENCE syntax (from the query portal) The query is designed to be run against… read more
    … This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, … This syndrome was designed to capture rabies PEP visits and animal bites (excluding insect, human, snake, …
  • Exposure to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to capture cases where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent. This was created as a starting place for weather surveillance and should capture all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and… read more
    … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History X30 OR X31 … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History …