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  • 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
    … being prescribed daily medication. Information on asthma visits for children 5 years old or younger was requested by … ED Visits 01 /05 /08 02 /02 /08 03 /01 /08 03 /29 /08 04 /26 /08 05 /24 /08 06 /21 /08 07 /19 /08 08 /16 /08 09 /13 … than White children to present at an ED for an asthma visit. Males accounted for 64% of all asthma syndrome visits …
  • Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more
    … of NDC to identify related emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. These data may provide public health investigators insight into health … of SS syndromes based on the patient’s CC during their ED visit. Document …
  • Monitoring Hospital Emergency Department Visits for Chief Complaints of Insect Bites after a Major Flood

    Content Type: Abstract

    On August 20th and 21st, 2007, Ohio sustained heavy rains which resulted in severe flooding over a nine-county area in the north-central part of the state. Increased hospital emergency department (ED) visits were expected for gastrointestinal… read more
    … the state. Increased hospital emergency department (ED) visits were expected for gastrointestinal illnesses, but … - 08:40 … Monitoring Hospital Emergency Department Visits for Chief Complaints of Insect Bites after a Major …
  • Optimizing Performance of an Ngram Method for Classifying Emergency Department Visits into the Respiratory Syndrome

    Content Type: Abstract

    A number of different methods are currently used to classify patients into syndromic groups based on the patient’s chief complaint (CC). We previously reported results using an “Ngram” text processing program for building classifiers… read more
    … applies the ICD9 classifier to a training set of ED visits for which both the CC and ICD9 code are known. A … Specificity “HEST” (.84) “COUG” (.93) “FEVE” (.47) y Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:1 … A number of …
  • Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-like Illness and Antiviral Medication Transactions

    Content Type: Abstract

    The electronic surveillance system for the early notification of community-based epidemics (ESSENCE) is the web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). ESSENCE utilizes a secure,… read more
    … medication transactions and emergency department (ED) visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and the relationship … of antiviral prescription medication transactions (1.26%). Spatial analysis showed that the highest number of ILI …
  • Visits with Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Reported to the BioSense System, 2006-2007

    Content Type: Abstract

    Biosurveillance systems typically receive free- text chief complaint and coded diagnosis data, however this data has limited specificity for notifiable disease surveillance. The Biosense System receives chief complaint and/or diagnosis data from… read more
    … a Category B bioterrorist agent. Objective To describe visits reported from BioSense hospitals with non-typhoidal … or sub-syndrome). Laboratory results were reported for 70 patients with findings of nontyphoidal Salmonella …
  • Notes on MU Stage 3 NPRM Informatics

    Content Type: Report

    Notes on Meaningful Use stage 3 Notice of Public Rule Making, provided by Bryant Thomas Karras
    … a pre-requisite for the following stage until 2017. They may enroll at any time during the timeframe for that stage. …  of  changes  to  reduce  complexity  and  simplify  MU  criteria  and  requirements   o Proposing  single  set …
  • GIS Mapping of Occupational Health Visit Data from a Southeastern Ontario Tertiary Care Hospital

    Content Type: Abstract

    Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of exposure to infectious agents including (among others) tuberculosis, influenza, norovirus, and Clostridium difficile as a consequence of patient care1,2 Most occupational transmission is… read more
    … gastrointestinal (GI)-related Occupational Health (OH) visits among hospital employees. Document … gastrointestinal (GI)-related Occupational Health (OH) visits among hospital employees. BACKGROUND Health care … 5% 6% - 10% > 10% Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:26 … Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of …