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  • 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
    … Focus on Chief complaints / triage notes and ICD-9/10-CM codes Sample use cases Presenting data to stakeholders … programs to stimulate public health action https :// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6103a2.htm Have a clear …
  • International System for Total Early Disease Detection (InSTEDD) Platform

    Content Type: Abstract

    This paper describes a hybrid (event-based and indicator-based) surveillance platform designed to streamline the collaboration between domain experts and machine learning algorithms for detection, prediction and response to health-related events (… read more
    … systems will "interact" with humans [2]. For example, con- sider multiple domain experts working at different … events through a collaborative approach that com- bines data exploration, integration, search and infer- … Information: Taha Kass-Hout, kasshout@instedd.org http://www.instedd.org Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:108 …
  • Meaningful Use and Public Health Practice Community Call

    Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes

    In response to the Meaningful Use roundtable discussion at the 2011 ISDS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, ISDS has established a monthly community conference call open to anyone interested in issues relating to Meaningful Use. The purpose of this… read more
    … callers. This is a unique an opportunity for people to come together from across the country to share best … callers. This is a unique an opportunity for people to come together from across the country to share best … callers. This is a unique an opportunity for people to come together from across the country to share best …
  • Preferences and Perceptions of Biosurveillance System Users - Results from a Recent Survey

    Content Type: Abstract

    “The ultimate measure of whether a surveillance system has achieved the optimal balance of attributes lies in its usefulness.” No one is better qualified to comment on usefulness than the users. As system developers, we are well advised to… read more
    … was distributed via a web-based service (SurveyMonkey.com, Portland, OR) to 240 registered public health users of … Further Information: Loren Shaffer, loren.shaffer@hmsinc.com www.hmsinc.com Advances in Disease Surveillance 2008;5:128 …
  • A Survey of Usage and Response Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States

    Content Type: Abstract

    Within the syndromic surveillance literature there are acknowledged gaps with respect to penetration of syndromic surveillance systems and standard or promising practices for response. The lack of adequate data and evidence-based… read more
    … we coded short answer responses and participant com- ments to identify common themes related to experi- … system and nine (25%) from four or more systems. The most com- mons systems included BioSense (n=20, 59%) and RODS … 2007: 21: 32- 38. [3] ISDS Registry Project. http://www.syndromic.org/projects/registry.htm. Accessed 4-20- 008, …
  • Smart homes and novel indicators to inform an evidence-based population health intervention for aging in place and design of a community health registry

    Content Type: Abstract

    The critical need for population-level interventions to support the health needs of the growing population of older adults is widely recognized1. In addition, there is a need for novel indicators to monitor wellness as a resource for living and a… read more
    … 2006;96:17�9. 3. Brownson RC, Fielding JE, Maylahn CM. Evidence-based public health: a fundamental concept for … Int J Med Eng Inform. 2011; Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/21482182; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ pii/S1386505611000700. *Blaine Reeder …
  • Ontology-Based Automatic Chief Complaints Classification for Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Free-text emergency department triage chief complaints (CCs) are a popular data source used by many syndromic surveillance systems because of their timeliness, availability, and relevance. The lack of standardization of CC vocabulary poses a major… read more
    … of using a medical ontology to classify free-text chief com- plaints into syndrome categories. BACKGROUND Free-text … syndrome category using a rule inference engine, JESS (www.jessrules.com). RESULTS We have conducted an initial … evaluation of our approach using a CC dataset col- lected from one hospital in the State of Arizona. Early …
  • Homelessness - Idaho Division of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    The homelessness syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. The syndrome is intended for use with chief complaint, triage notes, and discharge… read more
    … triage notes, and discharge diagnosis codes (ICD-10 CM). The definition heavily relies on diagnosis codes … triage notes, and discharge diagnosis codes (ICD-10 CM). The definition heavily relies on diagnosis codes …