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  • BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 3 - Legacy Data Conversion and Transition Plan

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more
    … View: Chief Complaint, Discharge Diagnosis, Syndrome, and Visit Date (date only) §  Chief Complaint Query Valida;on … ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon & Visit (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Limited Details – …
  • Building a Community of Practice

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented September 27, 2018. This presentation offers practical tips on how to create a successful and sustainable community of practice. Presenter Deborah W. Gould, PhD., Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance,… read more
    … learned Top Reasons CoPs Fail  Anti-learning culture  Lack of a core group  Little opportunity for member …  High turnover  Unwillingness to learn from mistakes  Lack of resources Key Takeaways Align CoP with business … 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348 • Visit: http://www.cdc.gov | Contact CDC at: 1-800-CDC-INFO …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola

    Content Type: Success Stories

    The first Ebola virus case on American soil was confirmed September 30, 2014, in a 45-year-old man. He had entered the country on September 20, 2014, from Liberia. Feeling ill, he visited a Dallas, Texas, hospital 5 days later where he was released… read more
    … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event …
  • Investigating Syndromic Peaks Using Remotely Available Electronic Medical Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    One limitation of syndromic surveillance systems based on emergency department (ED) data is the time and expense to investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical… read more
    … or absence of selected pertinent data elements for each visit, and also to assign each visit to one or more defined GI and RESP sub-syndromes. The … in separate data fields in a granular fashion: date of visit, age, gender, chief complaint, vital signs (including …
  • Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more
    … that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in … process, a total of 58 cases remained for possible follow-up and intervention. 2 The Division of Care and … August 17, 2018 – September 20, 2018 • In total, 297 ED visit cases were identified “Weather/Storm” ED Visits Time …
  • The Development of Virtual Data for Syndromic Surveillance Exercises

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 27 April 2005, a simulated bioterrorist event—the aerosolized release of Francisella tularensis in the men’s room of luxury box seats at a sports stadium—was used to exercise the disease surveillance capability of the National Capital Region (NCR… read more
    … scenario realism. RESULTS A total of 2,623,226 background visit records were generated for the exercise. The … between 4/5- 5/3/05. Those infected generated 3050 ED visit re- cords, 106 military office visit records, and 2627 sales of OTC medication at 23 …
  • The evaluation of influenza surveillance data elements for the health information exchange minimum data set

    Content Type: Abstract

    The American Health Information Community Harmonized Use Case for the Biosurveillance minimum data set (MDS) was implemented to establish data exchange between regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and the New York State Department of… read more
    … surveillance. Methods In-patient, outpatient, and ED visit data from one hospital in RHIO A between June and … is listed in Table 1. The median days from patient visit date to NYSDOH received date is 1 day for ED, and 2 … oximetry. HIE data (50%) were received within 2 days of visit date. The discrepancy of zip code, diagnosis code, and …
  • The utility of inpatient data obtained from regional health information organizations for pneumonia and influenza surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Hospital discharge data received by public health agencies has a reporting lag time of greater than six months. This data is often used retrospectively to conduct surveillance to assess severity of illness and outcome, and for… read more
    … of five acute-care facilities. Methods Inpatient data for visit dates between 1 June and 29 October 2009 were selected … RHIO A data. Patients were matched by facility, date of visit, gender, month and year of birth, and zip code of … applied to the SPARCS diagnoses. Results Reason for visit was 12% complete within one day, 68% within seven …