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  • in silico Surveillance: Using Detailed Computer Simulations to Develop and Evaluate Outbreak Detection

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    Developing and evaluating outbreak detection is challenging for many reasons.  A central difficulty is that the data the detection algorithms are “trained” on are often relatively short historical samples and thus do not represent the full… read more
    … algorithms in noisy surveillance data is complicated by a lack of realistic noise, meaning the surveillance data … algorithms in noisy surveillance data is complicated by a lack of realistic noise, meaning the surveillance data … digital representa- tions, of every person. These agents visit specific loca- tions throughout the area of study and …
  • Analysis of 5 years of multi-stream surveillance and weather data in Champaign County

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    INDICATOR is a multi-stream open source platform for biosurveillance and outbreak detection, currently focused on Champaign County in Illinois. It has been in production since 2008 and is currently receiving data from emergency department, patient… read more
    … sources. Historical data from some of these sources goes back to 2006.   Objective To examine the correlation between … with the change of season in September/October. The lack of a relationship between ILI and weather during the … sources. Historical data from some of these sources goes back to 2006.   Objective To examine the correlation between …
  • Active Fever Surveillance During Malaria Outbreak in Western Jamaica

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    Malaria, major leading cause of morbidity and mortality in third world countries has been successfully eliminated from Jamaica since 1965. This, however, is being constantly challenged by lack of sustained vector control… read more
    … 1965. This, however, is being constantly challenged by lack of sustained vector control activities increased … This, however, is being constantly challenged by (1) lack of sustained vector control activities (2) increased … were found to have fever and tested for malaria and came back negative for malaria parasites in their blood. House to …
  • Data-Adaptive Multivariate Control Charts for Routine Health Monitoring

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    This paper investigates the use of data-adaptive multivariate statistical process control (MSPC) charts for outbreak detection using real-world syndromic data. The widely used EARS [1] methods and other adaptive implementations assume implicitly… read more
    … assume implicitly that nonsta-tionarity and/or the lack of historic data preclude the conventional Phase … assume implicitly that nonsta- tionarity and/or the lack of historic data preclude the conventional Phase … assume implicitly that nonsta-tionarity and/or the lack of historic data preclude the conventional Phase …
  • Do Women Really Complain More than Men? Looking at Gastrointestinal Chief Complaints in Boston

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    The purpose of syndromic surveillance is the early identification of disease outbreaks. Classification of chief complaints into syndromes and the type of statistics used for aberration detection can affect outbreak detection sensitivity and… read more
    … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain.   Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. [1] METHODS We randomly selected 50,000 visits … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain.   Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and …
  • Looking for Anthrax: Feasibility Study of Free Text Analytics for Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance

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    The primary objective of this study is to assess the capability of an advanced text analytics tool that uses natural language processing techniques to extract important medical information collected as part of routine emergency room care (history,… read more
    … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, … communicate to the treating physician, and (2) message back to organizations aggregating data at a higher level, …
  • BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection

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    Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more
    … systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting … (SS) systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting … systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting …
  • Health IT meaningful use: how the EHR certification may improve the electronic laboratory reporting (ELR)

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    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) brought significant incentives to providers for implementing certified EHR technologies. It specifically requires utilization of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for electronic exchange of… read more
    … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at … most important barriers in the ELR implementation are a lack of funding at health departments, shortage of staff at …