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  • Role of continuous monitoring on performance of surveillance systems in military populations in resource-limited settings

    Content Type: Abstract

    Timeliness of information has a key role in disease reporting, and may be easily impaired by several factors affecting data entry and utilization.1 Regarding data entry, previous studies have shown that monitoring strategies, such as telephone… read more
    … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting timeliness.2 Likewise, limited … and 2Directorate of Health, Peru Air Force, Lima, Peru E-mail: ricardo.hora@med.navy.mil Objective The objective of … strategies, such as telephone reminders and supervision visits ensure reporting time- liness.2 Likewise, limited …
  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more
    … of Community-based Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room (ER) visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … not show statistically significant increases in daily ER visits during the month of May, and only cough was …
  • Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance in Michigan: Routine Analysis and Beyond

    Content Type: Training

    This presentation shared by Michigan covers the introductory basics of syndromic surveillance. This is a part of a web based training that new users have to complete before getting access to the surveillance system in Michigan. 
    … potential outbreaks from ED registrations. When a person visits a participating ED, the words from their chief … Each message consists of: Patient age, sex, home ZIP code Visit date and time Data exchange and acknowledgement …
  • BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 1- Data Ingestion into the BioSense Platform

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more
    … 1.  A Pa;ent ID must exist and is > 2 characters 2.  A Visit Date must exist as a valid date and is >= 8 characters … from algorithm o  May store data from earlier visits Processed Table will store: •  C_Visit_Date_Time … iden;fies a “Visit” §  Comparable to exis;ng Unique_Visi;ng_ID in current processing §  Concatenate the …
  • Eligible Hospital (EH) Onboarding Approach for the Meaningful Use (MU) Incentive Program

    Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes

    From the BioSense 2.0 Onboarding Workgroup meeting, February 4, 2015 Presenter Promise Nkwocha, MSc. RHCE, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene read more
    … (required variables are: Age, Gender, Date and time of visit, Zip Code, Chief complaint, Diagnosis/Diagnosis code, … either via flat-file or HL7 standard o About 13,000 ED visits daily (231,594 visits were received in December 2014 …
  • NYC Onboarding Presentation

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    This NYC DOHMH presentation details the process for onboarding data into BioSense for the NYC hospitals for certification.
    … (required variables are: Age, Gender, Date and time of visit, Zip Code, Chief complaint, Diagnosis/Diagnosis code, … either via flat-file or HL7 standard o About 13,000 ED visits daily (231,594 visits were received in December 2014 …
  • Homelessness - Idaho Division of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    The homelessness syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. The syndrome is intended for use with chief complaint, triage notes, and discharge… read more
    … syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing … syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing …
  • Exposure to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Excluding Heat/Sunlight Exposure - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to capture records where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent, excluding Heat/Sunlight codes. The original syndrome captured all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and diagnosed, but… read more
    … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History X31 OR X34 … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History …