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  • Building an automated Bayesian case detection system

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current practices of automated case detection fall into the extremes of diagnostic accuracy and timeliness. In regards to diagnostic accuracy, electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) is at one extreme and syndromic surveillance is at… read more
    … immediate, and ELR is delayed 7 days from initial patient visit. A plausible solution, a middle way, to the extremes … mediate, and ELR is delayed 7 days from initial patient visit.1 A plausible solution, a middle way, to the extremes … by summing the posterior probability for flu for each visit. Figure 1 shows chart of percent daily expected ED flu …
  • A Syndrome Track and Reporting System in Hillsborough County Florida: Findings from a Systematic Evaluation

    Content Type: Abstract

    One of the first county-wide syndromic surveillance systems in the nation, the Syndromic Tracking and Reporting System (STARS) has been in operation since 11/01/2001, and now covers Hillsborough, Pinellas and Collier counties.… read more
    … counties. STARS uses hospital emergency department visit data to detect aberrations of non-specific syndromes … counties. STARS uses hospital emergency department visit data to detect aberrations of non-specific syndromes … revealed the weakness of some algorithms (e.g. C1). The lack of a consistent and unified communication channel and …
  • Finding Time-of-Arrival Clusters of Exposure-Related Visits to Emergency Departments in Contiguous Hospital Groups

    Content Type: Abstract

    Time-of-arrival (TOA) surveillance methodology consists of identifying clusters of patients arriving to a hospital emergency department (ED) with similar complaints within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently… read more
    … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … types of exposures. For each hospital, time series of visit counts from 1 hour cells, based on patient …
  • Open Source Development of Syndromic Investigation Decision Support Tools

    Content Type: Abstract

    Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS), a syndromic surveillance system created by the University of Pittsburgh has been used in Ohio by the state and local health departments since late 2003. There are currently 133… read more
    … date admitted, age, gender, zip code, hospital name, visit number, chief complaint, and syndrome. The HMS-RODS … date admitted, age, gender, zip code, hospital name, visit number, chief complaint, and syndrome. The HMS-RODS … date admitted, age, gender, zip code, hospital name, visit number, chief complaint, and syndrome. The HMS-RODS …
  • Cluster Detection Comparison in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) collects data daily from 50 of 61 (82%) emergency departments (EDs) in NYC representing 94% of all ED visits (avg daily visits ~10,000). The information… read more
    … The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each … The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each … The information collected includes the date and time of visit, age, sex, home zip code and chief complaint of each …
  • Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes

    Content Type: Webinar

    Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more
    … such as triage notes or diagnostic data at time of visit (e.g. blood pressure), which can also be used for … result in [click] power outages which may lead to [click] lack of refrigeration or improvised cooking and reheating … For ESSENCE a subtotal of ≥6 points are required for a visit to be captured. Keywords Identify based on another …
  • Temporo-spatial surveillance of influenza-like illness: preliminary results from the Idaho infectious disease reporting network

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current influenza-like illness (ILI) monitoring in Idaho is based on syndromic surveillance using laboratory data, combined with periodic person-to-person reports collected by Idaho state workers. This system relies on voluntary … read more
    … Patient Record System (CPRS) captures real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and … data in an automated fashion. CPRS captures real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and lab … Patient Record System (CPRS) captures real-time visit information, vital signs, ICD-9, pharmacy, and …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Features Update

    Content Type: Webinar

    This Webinar will help you learn about new and upcoming BioSense 2.0 features and how they can enhance your user experience. Nabarun Dasgupta of the BioSense Redesign Team will review new BioSense functionalities and services as well as discuss how… read more
    … the BioSense 2.0 binning system for emergency department visit data Discuss the tabular data analytic tool in …  2.0  binning  system  for  emergency   department  visit  data.   2.  Discuss  analytic  tools  that  are  in … the BioSense 2.0 binning system for emergency department visit data Discuss the tabular data analytic tool in …