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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

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    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 … The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are … The classifier is developed from a set of ED visits for which both the ICD diagnosis code and CC are …
  • The Role of National Retail Data Monitor (NRDM) in Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak Investigation, Washoe County, Nevada

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    National Retail Data Monitor (NRDM) is a public health surveillance tool that collects and analyzes daily sales data for over-the-counter (OTC) health-care products from >15,000 retail stores nationwide. This is a system developed by Real-Time… read more
    … on which signal is seen. Signals are defined as yellow (Y), orange (O), and red (R) spots seen in MapPlot. CDC … of more stores and reduction in data submission latency may significantly improve system performance and prediction … group. MMWR 2001;50 (No. RR-13). [2] Wagner MM, Tsui FC, Espino J, et al. National Retail Data Monitor for Public …
  • Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City

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    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more
    … (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), … reports (0.82), followed by FF (0.78) and Resp (0.70) (see Figure 1). With the sentinel data, 499 influenza … reports and 1114 RSV reports were matched by MRN to an ED visit. The majority of influenza reports matched to the FF …
  • Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience

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    This paper describes the development of a syndromic surveillance system in France. It is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths certificates.
    … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GPís activities (Sos Medecins), deaths … is based on three different types of data: hospitals (ED visits), GP’s activities (Sos Médecins), deaths … visits logged during the previous 24h: date and time of visit, sex, age, chief complaint, zip code, medical …
  • Characterization of communicable disease epidemics using bayesian inversion

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    The evolution of a communicable disease in a human population is not entirely predictable. However, the spreading process can be assumed to vary smoothly in time. The time-dependent infection process can be linked to observations of… read more
    … the delay is caused by incubation and a (hospital) visit delay, modeled as independent random variables. A … also required. The time-dependent infection/spread rate may be inferred from observations by a deconvolution … data, the delay is caused by incubation and a (hospital) visit delay, modeled as independent random variables. A …
  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak

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    On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more
    … one borough of NYC, with three EDs having most of the visits. Because NYC has had limited success in detecting … be associated with the snack food Veggie Booty® on June 26. Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 … by pa- rental report of diarrhea as opposed to ED chief com- plaint; the OR for Veggie Booty® was 8.3, 95%CI=(0.4, …
  • Detection of Enteric Disease Epidemics Using a Diarrhea-specific Category

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    The Utah Department of Health documented a single epidemic of cryptosporidiosis in Utah during 2007. Seven hundred eleven laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Salt Lake County, Utah from July 27 through December 18. Illness onset date was… read more
    … for 86% (611 of 711) of patients and ranged from May 30 through November 11. Approximately 32% (224 of 691) … from emergency department and urgent care facility visits. Document … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:60 …
  • Utility of 911 Ambulance Dispatch Data for the Syndromic Surveillance of Heat-Related Illness in Toronto, Ontario, 2002-2005

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    Although the majority of work in syndromic surveillance has been its application to bioterrorism and infectious diseases, one of the emerging priorities for its use is for the monitoring of environmental health conditions. Heat-… read more
    … in over 700 excess deaths and 33,000 emergency room visits due to HRI. A syndromic surveillance system that is able to detect early indications of excess HRI may start the public health response earlier, and thus …