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  • The Development of Virtual Data for Syndromic Surveillance Exercises

    Content Type: Abstract

    On 27 April 2005, a simulated bioterrorist event—the aerosolized release of Francisella tularensis in the men’s room of luxury box seats at a sports stadium—was used to exercise the disease surveillance capability of the National Capital Region (NCR… read more
    … scenario realism. RESULTS A total of 2,623,226 background visit records were generated for the exercise. The … between 4/5- 5/3/05. Those infected generated 3050 ED visit re- cords, 106 military office visit records, and 2627 sales of OTC medication at 23 …
  • The evaluation of influenza surveillance data elements for the health information exchange minimum data set

    Content Type: Abstract

    The American Health Information Community Harmonized Use Case for the Biosurveillance minimum data set (MDS) was implemented to establish data exchange between regional health information organizations (RHIOs) and the New York State Department of… read more
    … surveillance. Methods In-patient, outpatient, and ED visit data from one hospital in RHIO A between June and … is listed in Table 1. The median days from patient visit date to NYSDOH received date is 1 day for ED, and 2 … oximetry. HIE data (50%) were received within 2 days of visit date. The discrepancy of zip code, diagnosis code, and …
  • The utility of inpatient data obtained from regional health information organizations for pneumonia and influenza surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Hospital discharge data received by public health agencies has a reporting lag time of greater than six months. This data is often used retrospectively to conduct surveillance to assess severity of illness and outcome, and for… read more
    … of five acute-care facilities. Methods Inpatient data for visit dates between 1 June and 29 October 2009 were selected … RHIO A data. Patients were matched by facility, date of visit, gender, month and year of birth, and zip code of … applied to the SPARCS diagnoses. Results Reason for visit was 12% complete within one day, 68% within seven …
  • Syndromic Surveillance, The First French Experience

    Content Type: Abstract

    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.
    … visits logged during the previous 24h: date and time of visit, sex, age, chief complaint, zip code, medical … index.html (last visit 07/18/05) [2]Heffernan R, Mostashari F, Das D, et al. … 2005;27-28:134-137. www.invs.sante.fr/beh (last visit 07/18/05) Further Information: l.oic Josseran, MD: …
  • Discovering the New Frontier of Syndromic Surveillance (Pt 3): A Meaningful Use Dialogue on the BioSense Implementation

    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" Presenters Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS, Centers for… read more
    … Severe illness or death Dizziness Rash Patient visit volume Gulf Oil Spill – Mental Health Surveillance q  … FOR C.DIFFICILE TOXINS A AND/OR B CALLED TO, READ BACK AND CONFIRMED BY KM 03/07/08 1330 BY CAM FINAL … and Oral Health BioSense and Oral Health Estimated visit rates per 10,000 population 20 10   20 09   20 08   …
  • Detection of a Vaccine-preventable Reportable Disease: Comparison of Physician Reporting vs. an Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System

    Content Type: Abstract

    Communicable diseases are underreported by physicians, especially diseases without laboratory tests. The goals of our study were to determine reporting levels for clinical chickenpox, describe clinical data elements common to chickenpox, and assess… read more
    … on intake. 37% had varicella vaccine at a prior clinic visit. Chief complaints included rash (62%), chickenpox … (3%). 81% were prescribed medications during their visit, including dyphenhydramine or hydroxyzine (43%), …
  • Data for Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    Presented December 6, 2016 Amy Ising presented these slides during the ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop as part of the 2016 ISDS Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This presentation provices an introduction to Syndromic Surveillance, an overview… read more
    … up Rash on l leg,red swollen. Fever started today with back pain. Fever/Rash GI-Severe Free Text ED visit Data  Syndrome © 2016 University of North Carolina at … ENCOUNTER KICKED BY HORSE S30.0XXA - CONTUSION OF LOWER BACK AND PELVIS, INITIAL ENCOUNTER W55.12XA - STRUCK BY …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Regional Data Sharing Workshop: HHS Region 5

    Content Type: Report

    Thirteen surveillance professionals from seven state and local public health agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Region 5 planned and participated in the 2-day Workshop. The participants selected data sharing… read more
    … increasingly accessible to PHAs. For every PHA, 100% ED visit coverage is an achievable goal and the tools for … participating in and providing emergency department visit data to the nationwide BioSense 2.0 syndromic … case definitions using electronic emergency department visit data records; 2. Applied and evaluated analysis plans …