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  • The Performance of a NGram Classifier for Patients' Chief Complaint Based on a Computerized Pick List Entry and Free Text in an Italian Emergency Department

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which assign patient chief complaints (CC) and ICD code data to syndromes. The triage nurse note (NN) has also been used for… read more
    … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which … Syndromic surveillance of emergency department (ED) visit data is often based on computer algorithms which …
  • Homelessness - Washington State Department of Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    The following syndrome was developed to explore emergency department visit records involving people experiencing homelessness. Trends over time, patient demographics, geographic distribution, and primary reasons for seeking care were explored.… read more
    … syndrome was developed to explore emergency department visit records involving people experiencing homelessness. … definition. (Z590 OR Z59.0 OR HOMELESS OR NO HOUSING OR LACK OF HOUSING OR WITHOUT HOUSING OR SHELTER) ANDNOT(ANIMAL … ]Z590^,OR,^[;/ ]Z59.0^,OR,^HOMELESS^,OR,^NO HOUSING^,OR,^LACK OF HOUSING^,OR,^WITHOUT …
  • In data we trust? An evaluation of the quality of influenza hospital admissions data gathered by automated versus manual reporting

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Washington Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS) has collected discharge data from billing systems for every inpatient admitted to every hospital in the state since 1987 [1]. The purpose of the system is to provide data for… read more
    … patient was intubated or was in the ICU, and a patient/visit key. Hospitals transmit data daily for visits that … the patient was intubated or was in the ICU and a patient/visit key. Hospitals transmit data daily for visits that … patient was intubated or was in the ICU, and a patient/visit key. Hospitals transmit data daily for visits that …
  • Tuning a Chief Complaint Text Parser for Use in DoD ESSENCE

    Content Type: Abstract

    An expanded ambulatory health record, the Comprehensive Ambulatory Patient Encounter Record (CAPER) will provide multiple types of data for use in DoD ESSENCE. A new type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text… read more
    … type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text field analogous to the Chief … type of data not previously available is the reason for visit (ROV), a free- text field analogous to the CC. Intake … type of data not previously available is the Reason for Visit (ROV), a free-text field analogous to the Chief …
  • Regional Syndromic Surveillance Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 2+

    Content Type: Report

    A planning team that included staff from ISDS, ASTHO, and Charlie Ishikawa of Ishikawa Associates, LLC created and implemented the HHS Region 2+ workshop. Charlie led the workshop facilitation and design of workshop artifacts. The workshop… read more
    … participants developed and shared analyses of CO ED visit trends during 10/29/2012 thru 11/26/2012 according … participants developed and shared analyses of CO ED visit trends between 10/29/2012 and 11/26/2012. Participants … 2+ included: legal issues, concerns about data quality, lack of infrastructure, need for methods that would make …
  • Introduction to NEMSIS and Its Potential Uses in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    The US 9-1-1 and emergency medical services (EMS) systems provide critical, time sensitive care to millions of patients every year. While EMS typically provides medical care to one patient at a time, data from EMS patient records and 9-1-1 calls can… read more
    … in October 2011. For more information on NEMSIS, please visit nemsis.org. Presenters: Clay Mann, PhD MS Principle … in October 2011. For more information on NEMSIS, please visit nemsis.org. Presenters: Clay Mann, PhD MS Principle …
  • Who Should We Be Listening to? Applying Models of User Authority to Detecting Emerging Topics on the EIN

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emerging event detection is the process of automatically identifying novel and emerging ideas from text with minimal human intervention. With the rise of social networks like Twitter, topic detection has begun leveraging measures of user influence… read more
    … to identify emerging events. Twitter's highly skewed follower/followee structure lends itself to an intuitive … to identify emerging events. Twitter’s highly skewed follower/followee structure lends itself to an intuitive … 1000 random trials of selecting subsets of 80 users to follow. For evaluation, we used an annotated set of EIN …
  • Use of an electronic health record system for public health surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although development of computerized medical record systems in the United States is a high priority, there are relatively few instances of such systems supporting disease surveillance systems. The Indian Health Service (IHS) has had an electronic… read more
    … James Cheek1*, Aneel Advani1, Brigg Reilley1, Frank Hack1, Amy Groom1,2, James Hayslett1, John Redd1, James … of ICD-9 codes and measured fever at the time of visit yielded the highest sensitivity and specificity using …