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  • Open Source Development of Syndromic Investigation Decision Support Tools

    Content Type: Abstract

    Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS), a syndromic surveillance system created by the University of Pittsburgh has been used in Ohio by the state and local health departments since late 2003. There are currently 133… read more
    … facilities providing 88% coverage of emergency department visits statewide to the RODS system managed by Health … date admitted, age, gender, zip code, hospital name, visit number, chief complaint, and syndrome. The HMS-RODS … facilities providing 88% coverage of emergency department visits statewide to the RODS system managed by Health …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Data Flow

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presenters Mike Alletto and Nabarun Dasgupta will describe the process of how data are received, processed and brought forward to the front-end application in BioSense v2.0. Their presentation will include a technical overview of all of the steps… read more
    … and loading data to the BioSense application. Compare visit-level records on the front-end application with … "  Consolidate(records(into(visits( "  Identify(syndromes(and(subsyndromes( !  … then$the$visit$is$counted$but$no$syndrome$is$listed.$ … and loading data to the BioSense application. Compare visit-level records on the front-end application with …
  • Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes

    Content Type: Webinar

    Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more
    … such as triage notes or diagnostic data at time of visit (e.g. blood pressure), which can also be used for … the US collect at the minimum Emergency department or ED visits. Collected fields my include pre-admission data such … For ESSENCE a subtotal of ≥6 points are required for a visit to be captured. Keywords Identify based on another …
  • CDC Opioid v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC OPIOID V3 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. States currently funded by… read more
    … some lessons learned in querying opioid overdose ED visits in syndromic surveillance systems. Based on this … indicating an opioid poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … diagnosis code/SNOMED present for opioid poisoning, the visit is only included if the chief complaint text has both …
  • Monitoring winter-seasonal acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age

    Content Type: Abstract

    Epidemic acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major contributor to the global burden of morbidity and mortality. Rotavirus and norovirus epidemics present a significant burden annually, with their predominant impact in temperate climates occurring… read more
    … pilot for monitoring AGE syndromic emergency department visits, and present preliminary analysis of age-specific … inter_Seasonal_Acute_Gastroenteritis_Empergency_Department_Visits_By_Age.pdf 3 views Submitted by elamb on Thu, … acute gastroenteritis emergency department visits by age Don Olson1*, Ian Painter2 and ISDS Distribute …
  • Improvement in Performance of Ngram Classifiers with Frequent Updates

    Content Type: Abstract

      Syndromic surveillance of emergency department(ED) visit data is often based on computerized classifiers which assign patient chief complaints (CC) tosyndromes. These classifiers may need to be updatedperiodically to account for changes… read more
    …   Syndromic surveillance of emergency department(ED) visit data is often based on computerized classifiers which … automatically based on a training set of patient visits for which both the CC and ICD9 are available. This … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computerized classi- fiers …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Panel on Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an annual concern for communities and health authorities worldwide. As we enter the already active 2013-2014 flu season, join ISDS and the BioSense Redesign Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED… read more
    … Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED) visit data for ILI surveillance. You will learn the basics … for influenza control and prevention. Identify crucial ED visit data elements used in ILI surveillance. Compare and … Weekly Sentinel testing sites + rapid flu test & ILI Visit complaint Person based MU-ILI TBD Meaningful Use ILI …
  • Increase in Pneumonia Cases as an Early Indicator of Severe and Pandemic Influenza Outbreak

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective To enable the early detection of pandemic influenza, we have designed a system to differentiate between severe and mild influenza outbreaks. Historic information about previous pandemics suggested the evaluation of two… read more
    … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … outpatient office and hospital emergency room (ER) visits in selected counties in Virginia and Maryland, and …