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  • Expanding a Gazetteer-based Approach for Geo-Parsing Text from Media Reports on Global Disease Outbreaks

    Content Type: Abstract

    HealthMap (www.healthmap.org) is a freely accessible, automated real-time system that monitors, organizes, integrates, filters, and maps online news about emerging diseases. The system performs geographic parsing (“geo-parsing”) of disease… read more
    … HealthMap ( www.healthmap.org ) is a freely accessible, automated … knowledge encoded in a gazetteer. BACKGROUND HealthMap (www.healthmap.org) is a freely accessible, automated … HealthMap (www.healthmap.org) is a freely accessible, automated …
  • 2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results

    Content Type: Report

    The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more
    … Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP)  is to support open and dynamic participation of any … the barriers and challenges to participating in the NSSP CoP activities and utilizing its related tools.   The … platform SurveyMonkey®, and a total of 197 NSSP CoP members, limited to state, local, and federal NSSP CoP …
  • ICD-10-CM Conversion

    Content Type: References

    Curated list of documents supporting the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS. For more information about the project, visit the project description page on… read more
    … list of documents supporting the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS. For more information about the project, visit the … 126 Contents: Executive Summary ICD-10 History ICD-9-CM Limitations ICD-10 Specifics Benefits of ICD-10 Impact of … and the Keys to Success White Paper 1-800-626-2633 | www.aapc.com | info@aapc.com www.aapc.com White Paper 2 …
  • National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel - Part I: Leading Community Groups

    Content Type: Webinar

    Presented February 13, 2019. This webinar is the first installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your Community.… read more
    … This webinar is the first installment of the 2-part NSSP CoP Expert Panel Webinar Series on Being a Leader in Your … What partners were involved? Mission/Goals? How did you come into your role? Were you asked to chair a group or was … Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) Expert Panel – Part I: Leading Community Groups  …
  • Utility of ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes for Public Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    ICD-9-CM codes have been proposed to be used as adjuncts to existing public health reporting systems and are commonly used for public health surveillance and research purposes. However these codes have been found to have variable… read more
    … ICD-9-CM codes have been proposed to be used as adjuncts to … Quantification of the positive predictive value for ICD-9 CM diagnosis codes is crucial for assessing their utility … Utility of ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes for Public Health Surveillance Emily E. … ICD-9-CM codes have been proposed to be used as adjuncts to …
  • Transitioning to ICD-10 CM: What is the impact for Public Health Surveillance?

    Content Type: Webinar

    Peter Hicks, an epidemiologist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will present an expanded version of the 2013 ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop on the ICD-9/10 CM Transition and the impact upon Public Health. His presentation will… read more
    … of the 2013 ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop on the ICD-9/10 CM Transition and the impact upon Public Health. His … 1, 2013 – Compliance date for implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (no planned delays or grace periods) • … of the 2013 ISDS Pre-Conference Workshop on the ICD-9/10 CM Transition and the impact upon Public Health. His …
  • Crafting Inter-Jurisdictional Data Exchange Agreements

    Content Type: Webinar

    Health information increasingly needs to flow beyond the jurisdiction in which it was originally collected. As both people and microbes move across jurisdictional boundaries with increasing speed and ease, so too must health information. With an… read more
    … The Joint Public Health Informatics Task Force ( www.jphit.org ) developed a practical guidance document for … Created by the Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce (www.jphit.org) JPHIT is ten public health membership … purpose(s). •  Ask around for other examples (see also www.jphit.org). •  Plan ahead—these agreements can take …
  • ICD-10-CM Master Mapping Reference Table

    Content Type: References

    The ICD-10-CM Master Mapping Reference Table (MMRT) is a tool and resource to assist public health professionals in code-mapping conversion between ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM. Background The upcoming ICD-9/ICD-10 transition will… read more
    … Description The ICD-10-CM Master Mapping Reference Table (MMRT) is a tool and … professionals in code-mapping conversion between ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM. Background The upcoming ICD-9/ICD-10 transition will … The ICD-10-CM Master Mapping Reference Table (MMRT) is a tool and …