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Creating a shared epidemiologic vocabulary: lessons from the former Soviet Union
Content Type: Abstract
As part of the United States Department of Defense strategy to counter biological threats, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s biological threat reduction program is enhancing the capabilities of countries in the former Soviet Union… read more… Consequently, many fundamental Soviet terms and concepts lack simple correlates in English and other languages … Consequently, many fundamental Soviet terms and concepts lack simple correlates in English and other languages … Consequently, many fundamental Soviet terms and concepts lack simple correlates in English and other languages … -
2012 Meaningful Use: Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Data project FAQ
Content Type: FAQ
This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document addresses the questions that recurred throughout the development of the ISDS Meaningful Use Workgroup Recommendations.… are the differences between Chief Complaint, Reason For Visit, Admit Reason, and Encounter Reason? 14. Why are … differ for 14 core data elements of interest: facility/visit type; medical record number; admit reason; date of … -
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… BMJ. 2007:335(7627);982. Shehab CID 2008;47 (6):735-43. Linder CID 2008; 47(6);744-6. CDC. Antibiotic resistance … and anaphylaxis � 1 in 1000 antibiotics lead to ED visit for an adverse event Physician Perception of Patient … Gonzales JAMA Intern Med 2013 Feb 25;173(4):267-73. Linder Inform Prim Care. 2009;17(4):231-40. Audit and … -
Defining Clinical Condition Categories for Biosurveillance
Content Type: Abstract
The goal of this project is to create a set of clinical condition categories based on explicit criteria for use in biosurveillance programs. The categories will be defined and keywords and ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for implementation will be proposed.… to local preferences. However, this disparity may also hinder comparison of biosurveillance data from different … nationally notifiable infectious diseases; 3) reasons for visit from CDC’s Hurricane Morbidity Report Form for Active … -
Georgia's Choice: Moving One Health Forward
Content Type: Case Study
Anthrax is endemic and enzootic in Georgia with cases being registered since 1881 with over 2000 foci identified. Since 2005, 439 laboratory confirmed and 211 probable human cases and 190 laboratory confirmed animal cases have been registered. A… read more… for long periods of time. Prior to 2010, there was a lack of coordination of investigation, integration and … for long periods of time. Prior to 2010, there was a lack of coordination of investigation, integration and … for long periods of time. Prior to 2010, there was a lack of coordination of investigation, integration and … -
Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 1): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the Nebraska and Washington Implementations
Content Type: Webinar
This webinar is part of the Meaningful Use Webinar Series entitled "Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance: A Meaningful Use Dialogue" Our third Meaningful Use webinar continues our discussion on state implementation of inpatient… read more… � Gender � Race/Ethnicity � Zip, County, State � Visit information: � Visit ID � Date of admission & … anomaly detection ¡ Web-based information distribution back to providers and health departments PROPOSED DATA … -
How Syndromic Surveillance Helps Clinical Practice: Use of Epidemiological Surveillance Data to Inform Clinical Decisions
Content Type: Webinar
Presenter Dr. Andrew Fine, Assistant Professor, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Hosts Johns Hopkins University Grand Rounds and ISDS Research Committee Date… read more… set – 2/3, 1/3 random split " Data elements Age Visit Date Clinic location Clinical signs and symptoms … " hoarseness, headache " nausea, vomiting " lack of rhinorrhea " RLPP Calculation of Home score " … -
National Syndromic Surveillance Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS - 8/14/15 Draft
Content Type: Report
This document is a DRAFT Implementation Plan from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) for software development from July 2015 to December 2016. At the in-person Governance meeting in June 2015, the CDC agreed to provide… read more… Master clean-up Collapsing of records into a “patient visit event” Data Landscape and Current Data Flow Four core … Rules: 1) Blank Facility ID 2) Blank Patient ID 3) No Visit Date 3 DoD/VA States 3 Binning 1 HL7 / Mirth 8 …