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Sensitivity and Specificity of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome in the Turkish Language
Content Type: Abstract
Previously we developed an “Ngram” classifier for syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC) in Turkish for bioterrorism. The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD… read more… in that it assigns a probability that each visit falls within the syndrome rather than ruling the visit “in” or “out” of the syndrome. It is possible … classifiers in that it assigns a probability that each visit falls within the syndrome rather than ruling the visit … -
Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 3
Content Type: Report
A Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop was held in Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 3 on June 9-10, 2015 at the offices of the District of Columbia Department of Health. This was the eighth workshop in a series, with… read more… skill assessments, a two-day in-person workshop, and follow up support after the workshop (Appendix A). In this … developed and shared analyses of ILI ED visit trends between MMWR Week 40, 2014 through MMWR Week 21, 2015 and drug overdose ED visit trends between MMWR Week 1, 2014 through MMWR Week 21, … -
The NGram CC Classifier: A Novel Method of Automatically Creating CC Classifiers Based on ICD9 Groupings
Content Type: Abstract
Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) to syndromes. ICD9 code data may also be used to develop visit classifiers for syndromic surveillance but… read more… Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … to syndromes. ICD9 code data may also be used to develop visit classifiers for syndromic surveillance but the ICD9 … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … -
Alabama Department of Public Health–Syndromic Surveillance Monitoring and Improving Data Quality
Content Type: Success Stories
Data latency limited the Alabama Department of Public Health’s (ADPH) ability torecognize and respond quickly to public health threats. Despite ADPH’s request that 95% of syndromic surveillance (SyS) data be submitted to ESSENCE* within 24… read more… (SyS) data be submitted to ESSENCE* within 24 hours of a visit, some facilities were slow to process and submit data, … (SyS) data be submitted to ESSENCE* within 24 hours of a visit, some facilities were slow to process and submit data, … (SyS) data be submitted to ESSENCE* within 24 hours of a visit, some facilities were slow to process and submit data, … -
Oregon ESSENCE: Using ESSENCE for Mass Gathering Surveillance
Content Type: Report
Syndromic surveillance is the near real-time monitoring of key health indicators in emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits. Oregon ESSENCE tracks the number of visits for specific patient symptoms using… read more… (what the patient says is the reason for their visit) and discharge diagnosis codes. Visit information is collected from EDs and urgent care … complaints (what the patient says is the reason for their visit) and discharge diagnosis codes. Visit information is … -
Increasing the Return-on-Investment from Syndromic Surveillance: Putting the Systems to Work for Routine Local Health Department Activities
Content Type: Abstract
Since October 2004, the Indiana State Health Department and the Marion County Health Department have been developing and using a syndromic surveillance system based on emergency department admission data. The system … read more… receives standards-based HL7 emergency department visit data, including free-text chief complaints from 72 … receives standards-based HL7 emergency department (ED) visit data, including free-text chief complaints from 72 … reducing the need for the public health nurse to conduct follow-up with a hospital nurse. Carbon monoxide exposure … -
CDC Stimulant v2
Content Type: Syndrome
THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC STIMULANT OVERDOSE V3 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE.… read more… indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … area^,or,^crack cast^,or,^back crack^,or,^crack of^,or,^crack … case^,or,^case of coke^,or,(,^rum^,and,^coke^,),or,^jack and coke^,or,^coke tea^,or,^coffee coke^,or,^delirium … -
Evaluating the Performance of a Spatial Scan Statistic Using Simulated Outbreak Characteristics
Content Type: Abstract
Research evaluating the use of spatial data for surveillance purposes is ongoing and evolving. As spatial methods evolve, it is important to characterize their effectiveness in real-world settings. Assessing the performance of… read more… outbreak data (signal) into actual background visit data. These studies focused on either temporal data, a … on injecting synthetic outbreak data (signal) into actual back- ground visit data.1,2,3 These studies focused on either temporal … outbreak data (signal) into actual background visit data. These studies focused on either temporal data, a …