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  • Monitoring Staphylococcus Infection Trends with Biosurveillance Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Until recently, S. aureus pneumonia has been considered primarily a nosocomial infection, and was reported… read more
    … The data elements include hospital name, date/time of visit, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, disposition, diagnoses, and a patient and visit key. The PI hospitalization data also include whether … Among ED patients, 20.3% had at least one repeat visit for an SSTI; 55.2% of repeat visits were among 18-44 …
  • Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston

    Content Type: Abstract

    We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity.
    … system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- gency departments (EDs) in the city of Boston. For each patient-visit, data collected includes date of visit, chief complaint, gender, zipcode of residence, age, …
  • Functional Priorities Activity Report

    Content Type: Report

    The purpose of this document is to correlate BioSense activities (inclusive of CDC, BGG, User Community) with community defined functional priorities.
    … issues relating to discordance of data between front end/back end and line level exports • • • • • 2 Create and … metrics (DQ WG) • Develop Data Quality Metrics Script and Visit Level Message Aggregation tools (DQ WG) • Prototype …
  • BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 3 - Legacy Data Conversion and Transition Plan

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more
    … View: Chief Complaint, Discharge Diagnosis, Syndrome, and Visit Date (date only) §  Chief Complaint Query Valida;on … ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon & Visit (Full Details) ‒  PaDent LocaDon (Limited Details – …
  • Building a Community of Practice

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented September 27, 2018. This presentation offers practical tips on how to create a successful and sustainable community of practice. Presenter Deborah W. Gould, PhD., Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance,… read more
    … learned Top Reasons CoPs Fail  Anti-learning culture  Lack of a core group  Little opportunity for member …  High turnover  Unwillingness to learn from mistakes  Lack of resources Key Takeaways Align CoP with business … 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348 • Visit: http://www.cdc.gov | Contact CDC at: 1-800-CDC-INFO …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Shows Rise in Emergency Department Visits after Case of Ebola

    Content Type: Success Stories

    The first Ebola virus case on American soil was confirmed September 30, 2014, in a 45-year-old man. He had entered the country on September 20, 2014, from Liberia. Feeling ill, he visited a Dallas, Texas, hospital 5 days later where he was released… read more
    … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event … of Ebola virus was confirmed (the “event”). Visits and visit rates by chief complaint before and after the event …
  • Investigating Syndromic Peaks Using Remotely Available Electronic Medical Records

    Content Type: Abstract

    One limitation of syndromic surveillance systems based on emergency department (ED) data is the time and expense to investigate peak signals, especially when that involves phone calls or visits to the hospital. Many EDs use electronic medical… read more
    … or absence of selected pertinent data elements for each visit, and also to assign each visit to one or more defined GI and RESP sub-syndromes. The … in separate data fields in a granular fashion: date of visit, age, gender, chief complaint, vital signs (including …
  • Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more
    … that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in … August 17, 2018 – September 20, 2018 • In total, 297 ED visit cases were identified “Weather/Storm” ED Visits Time …