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Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts
Content Type: Webinar
On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more… – Poison Control Calls – Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume – Sentinel sites (as needed) Notifiable … – Poison Control Calls – Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume – Sentinel sites (as needed) … Reason'for'Visit’'or'‘Respiratory'+'Measured'Temp'>'99.9˚F.’'' … -
Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under
Content Type: Abstract
The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more… as likely to present to an ED for an asthma syndrome visit compared with White children (odds ratio (OR)!1.84 … than White children to present at an ED for an asthma visit. Males accounted for 64% of all asthma syndrome visits … -
Onboarding - Oregon Experience
Content Type: Presentation Slides
From the BioSense 2.0 Onboarding Workgroup meeting, November 5, 2014 Presenter Laurel Boyd Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Public Health Division Oregon Health Authority read more… variables in EHRs • Chief complaint • Reason for visit • Registration note • Stated complaint – Frequency … • Sending identified patient info • Sending all visit info across a health system Wrong information • … -
Data Quality
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary Data collection across a growing stream of contributing facilities and variables requires automated, consistent, and efficient monitoring of quality. Epidemiologists tasked with analyzing syndromic data need to be confident in the… read more… that can be provided to address the problem: Unique visit ID, Visit Date, Chief Complaint, Facility ID, Age, Gender, … -
Urgent Care Data...should we collect, how, and why?
Content Type: Webinar
More and more patients frequent Urgent Care facilites. In this webinar, we will discuss how NSSP jurisdictions collect it, how is it formatted, and what have they learned; what's the best way to capture and share this information; and why should we… read more… when an hospital system uses one product for multiple visit types Fields not mapped System/local resource issues … based on syndromic data UC visits may take more finesse Lack of IP contact can exacerbate nurse workload * Why … -
Outbreak Observatory: Conducting operational research during outbreaks to improve preparedness and response
Content Type: Webinar
Presented June 27, 2018. During this presentation, researchers discussed how Outbreak Observatory, a pilot project initiated by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, facilitated the conduct of real-time operational research during… read more… key preparedness/response questions remain unanswered o Lack of resources/time during the outbreak preclude … Taiwan CDC officials and local health bureau staff o Site visit to a local hospital to observe vaccine storage and … -
The Big Picture: Using Antibiotic Use and Surveillance Data to Better Inform Stewardship in Healthcare Settings
Content Type: Webinar
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that antibiotic-resistant infections affect 2 million people and cause 23,000 deaths annually in the United States. It is well documented that the primary driver of antibiotic resistance… read more… might providers prescribe antibiotics inappropriately? � Lack of knowledge of appropriate indications � Providers … and anaphylaxis � 1 in 1000 antibiotics lead to ED visit for an adverse event Physician Perception of Patient … -
Syndromic Prediction Power: Comparing Covariates and Baselines
Content Type: Abstract
The eleven syndrome classifications for clinical data records monitored by BioSense include rare events such as death or lymphadenitis and also common occurrences such as respiratory infections. BioSense currently uses two statistical methods for… read more… data for this paper consisted of daily military clinical visit count data from the Department of Defense (DoD) for … of 28, 56, and 112 days were used to make one-day-ahead visit count predictions. For each forecast, the baseline …