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Google Flu Trends: Correlation with Emergency Department Influenza Rates and Crowding Metrics
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Emergency Departments (ED) supply critical infrastructure to provide medical care in the event of a disaster or disease outbreak, including seasonal and pandemic influenza [1]. Already over-crowded and stretched to near-capacity, influenza activity… read more… strong correlation with local influenza cases and ED ILI visits, providing first time evidence of its utility for … query data. Nature. 2009;457:1012�4. *Andrea Dugas E-mail: adugas1@jhmi.edu (page number not for citation … -
School Absenteeism Surveillance Data during the 2009 Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic
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In April 2009, a novel strain of influenza A was detected in Mexico, which quickly spread to the United States and the rest of the world. In response to the pandemic, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) developed a… read more… over-the-counter sales of cough and cold medications and visits to emergency depart- ments (Fig. 2). At the peek of … H1N1; influenza; New Hampshire *Kenneth Dufault E-mail: kadufault@dhhs.state.nh.us (page number not for … -
Letter to the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee
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Sent on March 3, 2014, this letter summarizes the ISDS Board of Directors' response to preliminary recommendations that Laboratory Reporting and Syndromic Surveillance be removed as core measures for Eligible Hospitals in Stage 3 Meaningful Use. The… read more… Technology Policy Committee may have. My e-‐mail address is hopkinsrs@comcast.net, and Dr. Laura … unfiltered deidentified records representing all visits to the hospital’s emergency department, or … -
Electronic Tracking of Influenza-like Illness Incidence in an Outpatient Population
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Using an electronic health record (EHR) system, we tracked an outpatient population from a series of primary care providers to identify influenza-like illness (ILI) as part of a multi-state effort directed by the Centers for Disease Control and… read more… obtain practice characteristics (i.e., number of patient visits, type of practice and age distribution) and … Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:549�52. *Steve Di Lonardo E-mail: sdilonardo@health.nyc.gov (page number not for … -
Pandemic H1N1-Related ICU Rates According to Race/Ethnic Groups in Massachusetts
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Unpublished statewide 2009 H1N1 epidemiological data suggests that rates of lab-confirmed H1N1-related hospitalization were three to four times higher in Black and Hispanic populations compared to White, non-Hispanic populations (Alfred DeMaria,… read more… and significantly lower risk of having H1N1-related ICU visits. Logistic regression models indicate that these … Am J Public Health. 2011;101:285�93. *Hilary Placzek E-mail: hilary.placzek@umassmed.edu (page number not for … -
Natural Disasters and Use of Syndromic Surveillance: Austin, Texas Metro Area 2011
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Emergency management during a disaster entails innumerable challenges. Each disaster uniquely shapes the types and timing of information needed both to manage the disaster and to measure the impact on available resources, the environment, and… read more… utilizes chief complaint data from emergency department visits in 14 Austin Metro area hospitals; and (2) National … management; natural disaster; public health *Judy Henry E-mail: judy.henry@austintexas.gov (page number not for … -
Analytic Methodologies for Disease Surveillance Using Multiple Sources of Evidence
Content Type: Webinar
This presentation is for public health practitioners and methodology developers interested in using statistical methods to combine evidence from multiple data sources for increased sensitivity to disease outbreaks. Methods described will account for… read more… Number of People ISDS Sent Announcement via E-‐mail 2209 Opened Announcement 547 (26.5%) Clicked on Announcement Email (percentage based on # of opens) 145 (26.5%) … valida4on and prac4cal usage 61 Outpatient Visits Raw Data Stream Cleaning Analysis-based Filter … -
Animal Health Surveillance in the US: How do we go from good to great?
Content Type: Webinar
Presenter Dr. Brian McCluskey Brian received a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University in 1987 and following graduation was in large animal practice, primarily dairy, in western… read more… Number of People ISDS Sent Announcement via E-‐mail 2240 Opened Announcement 527 (25.5%) Clicked on Announcement Email (percentage based on # of opens) 89 (16.9%) …