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  • Use of emergency department data for case finding following a community anthrax exposure

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    On 24 December 2009, a female New Hampshire resident was confirmed to have gastrointestinal anthrax on the basis of clinical findings and laboratory testing. Her source of anthrax was not immediately known, so the New Hampshire… read more
    … syndrome terms in chief complaint text fields and ICD-9-CM codes associated with the three manifestations of anthrax … and gastrointestinal). Chief complaint text and ICD-9-CM query results were reviewed by surveillance staff and a … Swenson et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 91 Conclusions New Hampshire’s emergency …
  • Automatic and Secure Data Transfer of Syndromic Data between Hospitals and Public Health Using the PHINMS

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    The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Messaging Service (PHINMS) is a PHIN-certified messaging system, initiated and supported by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. PHINMS is widely used by many… read more
    … METHODS South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Con- trol (SC DHEC) personnel recruit hospitals into the … & Prevention. Public Health In- formation Network. http://www.cdc.gov/phin/ [2] The Centers for Disease Control & … Health In- formation Network Messaging System. http://www.cdc.gov/phin/phinms/ [3] The Centers for Disease Control …
  • Bayesian Analytical Tool for ILI and Fast Detection of Intentional Release

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    Bio-surveillance is an area providing real time or near real time data sets with a rich structure. In this area, the new wave of interest lies in incorporating medical-based data such as percentage of Influenza-Like-Illnesses (ILI) or count of ILI… read more
    … avoid a total reliance on visual evidence that usually come one step too late. Our model, even though highly … of Iowa CPH Biostatistics, technical report, 1,06 http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/biostat/research/reports.html … Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:75 http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/biostat/research/reports.html …
  • Estimating the number of deaths attributable to nine common infectious pathogens adjusted for seasonality and temperature

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    Accurately assigning causes or contributing causes to deaths remains a universal challenge, especially in the elderly with underlying disease. Cause of death statistics commonly record the underlying cause of death, and influenza… read more
    … A, RSV, influenza B and parainfluenza were significant con- tributors in individuals aged 75–85, and additionally … Asten et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 6262 Together, these pathogens were … Health Threats Journal L van Asten et al. 2011, 4:s56 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 6363 …
  • FITS - Flu Immunization Tracking System: Capturing County Level Data to Inform Public Health Practice

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    Historically, it has been the role of local health departments to administer, monitor, and report flu vaccinations of its residents to the state health department. In 2009, the looming threat of an influenza outbreak (H1N1) led to the extension of… read more
    … 14948.htm. 2. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ndc/default.cfm. 3. Yasnoff WA, O’Carroll PW, Koo D, Linkins RW, … http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14948.htm http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ndc/default.cfm 1-25 …
  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: The Kansas Experience, Health Information Exchanges, and Onboarding

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    Public health jurisdictions participating in BioSense 2.0 can be on-boarded in several ways, including one hospital at a time or through a health information exchange (HIE). Onboarding through an HIE can simplify the process and ease the burden on… read more
    … Host:  ISDS  and  the  BioSense  Redesign  Team   (http://www.syndromic.org/resources/isds-­‐ …     Slides  and  recording:       Available  at:   http://www.syndromic.org/component/con tent/article/37/730       Attendance:         Number  of …
  • Public Health Community Platform: A future solution for a modern public health enterprise

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    The Public Health Community Platform (PHCP) is a CDC-funded ASTHO project envisioned to provide Universal access to modernized shared resources that efficiently, securely, and collaboratively transform data into action for a healthier nation.… read more
    … to a representative decision making body. – ASTHO/NACCHO co-chairs, 5 at-large members • Future work – Sustainability … engage in the swiftly changing landscape. FUTURE STATE 32 www.ThePHCP.org @PHCommPlatform Marcus Rennick mrennick@astho.org CONTACT 33 http://www.thephcp.org/ mailto:mrennick@astho.org …
  • Situational Awareness Using Web-based Annotation and Custom Reporting

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    While early event detection systems aim to detect disease outbreaks before traditional means, following up on the many alerts generated by these systems can be time-consuming and a drain on limited resources. Authorized users at local, regional… read more
    … diagnoses, due to the latency in receiving ICD-9-CM final diagnosis codes. The queries account for … Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2004 May http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no5/03- 0646.htm. Accessed July … Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;4:167 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no5/03-0646.htm …