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A comparison of the fever–flu syndrome category with the SC ILINet surveillance system in South Carolina: 2009–2010 influenza season
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The South Carolina Aberration Alerting Network (SCAAN) is a collaborative network of syndromic systems within South Carolina. Currently, SCAAN contains the following data sources: SC Hospital Emergency Department chief-… read more… was calculated by dividing the total number of ED visits with a fever–flu chief- complaint seen in all hospitals by the total number of ED visits seen by all hospitals. The weekly state ILI … useful to understand the population of SC residents who visit the hospital ED versus a private provider clinic for … -
Clinical decision support at the time of an e-prescription can sustainably decrease unwarranted use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections
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Microorganisms resistant to antibiotics (ABX) increase the mortality, morbidity and costs of infections. In the absence of a drug development pipeline that can keep pace with the emerging resistancemechanisms, these organisms are expected… read more… Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA E-mail: sdelisle@umaryland.edu Introduction Microorganisms … ARI symptoms)) to EMR entries surrounding all outpatient visits (n!4.1 million) during our study period (January … were then manu- ally abstracted on the day of each index visit for all information required to establish … -
Ellipse-Based Clustering Analysis Using a Time Series Algorithm
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Many cities in the US and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have deployed biosurveillance systems to monitor regional health status. Biosurveillance systems rely on algorithms that analyze data in temporal domain… read more… to normalize the counts (e.g., emergency department visits) within a geographic region. This paper presents … to normalize the counts (e.g., emergency department visits) within a geographic region. This paper presents … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 2): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Department of Veterans Affairs Implementation
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This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Dr. Cynthia Lucero continues our Meaningful Use webinar series with an introduction to… read more… 6 million uniques treated; over 75 million outpatient visits; ~680,000 inpatient admissions, 260 million lab tests … age, sex, eligibility, homelessness, death indicator) Visit information (e.g. ICD-9 diagnosis codes, E&M codes, … -
Using cross-correlation networks to identify and visualize patterns in disease transmission
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Syndromic surveillance data such as the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI) is broadly monitored to provide awareness of respiratory disease epidemiology. Diverse algorithms have been employed to find geospatial trends in … read more… rates. Methods For this pilot study, we analyzed patient visits to health care providers for ILI, collected through … data consist of the weighted percentage of all patient visits to healthcare providers for ILI reported each week. … weak transmission (region nine) of ILI cases in hospital visit data. Other observations from the network are … -
Using cross-correlation networks to identify and visualize patterns in disease transmission
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Syndromic surveillance data such as the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI) is broadly monitored to provide awareness of respiratory disease epidemiology. Diverse algorithms have been employed to find geospatial trends in surveillance data,… read more… rates. Methods For this pilot study, we analyzed patient visits to health care providers for ILI, collected through … data consist of the weighted percentage of all patient visits to healthcare providers for ILI reported each week. … weak transmission (region nine) of ILI cases in hospital visit data. Other observations from the network are … -
Assessing the Utility of Syndromic Surveillance Systems during Extreme Weather Conditions
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Recent extreme weather events have caused serious health and social problems across Europe. During the summer heat waves of 2003 across Europe, France recorded an excess of over 14,000 deaths contributed to heat-related causes. Other countries such… read more… electronic medical records for emergency department visits, are already in existence in many of the countires … electronic medical records for emergency department visits, are already in exis- tence in many of the countires … electronic medical records for emergency department visits, are already in existence in many of the countires … -
Comparison of Distribute and ILINet for national influenza surveillance
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During the spring of 2009, a public health emergency was declared in response to the emergence of the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus. Owing to the response, timely data were needed to improve situational awareness and to inform… read more… reports of influenza-like illness (ILI) and total patient visits to EDs from participating health jurisdictions, … Society for Disease Surveillance, Boston, MA, USA E-mail: krk9@cdc.gov Objective To compare ILI data reported to … reports of influenza-like illness (ILI) and total patient visits to EDs from participating health jurisdictions, …