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Extreme Weather Surveillance
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary Given the background of climate change, there is an increasing demand for public health to characterize weather-related illness. The public health impact of extreme heat or cold events can be characterized from Emergency… read more… by Knowlton looked specifically at emergency department visits during the 2006 California heat wave and found a significant increase in ED visits but not hospitalizations. Stratifying by region, age … and nephritis. Patterns that were distinct for ED visits included electrolyte imbalance in the youngest age … -
Improved diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis using real-time biosurveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis, the most common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis, causes more than half a billion cases annually worldwide. Treatment with antibiotics provides symptomatic benefit and reduces complications… read more… University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA E-mail: Andrew.Fine@childrens.harvard.edu Objective The … was restricted to nine markets with 47000 patient visits for pharyngitis, for a total of 138,910 patient … across six states. Anonymized extracted data included visit date, location, signs and symptoms included in the … -
Improved diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis using real-time biosurveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis, the most common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis, causes more than half a billion cases annually worldwide. Treatment with antibiotics provides symptomatic benefit and reduces complications, missed work… read more… University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA E-mail: Andrew.Fine@childrens.harvard.edu Objective The … was restricted to nine markets with 47000 patient visits for pharyngitis, for a total of 138,910 patient … across six states. Anonymized extracted data included visit date, location, signs and symptoms included in the … -
2012 Meaningful Use: Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Data project FAQ
Content Type: FAQ
This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document addresses the questions that recurred throughout the development of the ISDS Meaningful Use Workgroup Recommendations.… are the differences between Chief Complaint, Reason For Visit, Admit Reason, and Encounter Reason? 14. Why are … differ for 14 core data elements of interest: facility/visit type; medical record number; admit reason; date of … -
Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition Development Using Recursive Partitioning Techniques for Highly Dimensional Databases
Content Type: Abstract
Seasonal influenza accounts for a high proportion of outpatient morbidity during the winter months. However, influenza case counts are greatly underestimated due to frequently undiagnosed influenza. Electronic medical record (EMR… read more… following database tables: age, vital signs, reason for visit, procedures (CPT), and diagnoses (ICD-9). 10-fold … rate, 51 CPT codes, 46 ICD-9 codes, and 41 ‘reasons for visit’ were identified for the final model analysis. The … 1. This model includes Temperature, Age, 8 reasons for visit (Sore throat, Fever, Cough, Cold symptoms, Throat … -
Syndromic Surveillance and Zip Code Data: The Role of Zip Codes in Understanding Populations
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance systems use residential zip codes for spatial analysis to identify disease clusters. However, the use of emergency medical services can be influenced by geographic proximity, specialty services, and severity of illness. We… read more… Between January 28 and March 7, 2005, there were 47,973 visits to Boston EDs reported to the BPHC syndromic … into the city neighborhoods. RESULTS Of the 47,460 visits, there were 245 visits with retired zip codes (no … by neighborhood from 21.0 to 64.0 per 1,000. The ED visit rate for Boston residents inversely correlated with … -
How Syndromic Surveillance Helps Clinical Practice: Use of Epidemiological Surveillance Data to Inform Clinical Decisions
Content Type: Webinar
Presenter Dr. Andrew Fine, Assistant Professor, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Hosts Johns Hopkins University Grand Rounds and ISDS Research Committee Date… read more… " Analysis restricted to 9 locations with >7000 visits for pharyngitis " 132,821 visits in 6 states (GA, … set – 2/3, 1/3 random split " Data elements Age Visit Date Clinic location Clinical signs and symptoms … -
Identification of a measles case using syndromic surveillance in Salt Lake County, Utah
Content Type: Abstract
In March-April, 2011, Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) investigated an outbreak of measles (N=9) resulting from a single imported case from Europe. Syndromic surveillance was used to identify measles-like illness (MLI) and enhance early… read more… was still possible) and all ‘measles/testing’ events. Visit notes, laboratory tests and results were obtained … *Jenny Robertson E-mail: jrobertson@slco.org (page number not for citation …