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HWR at the Contest: A Holt-Winters-Based Method Applied to Simulated Outbreaks
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Objective: Ideal anomaly detection algorithms should detect both sudden and gradual changes, while keeping the background false positive alert rate at a tolerable level. Our objective was to develop an anomaly detection algorithm that adapts to the… read more… sev- eral different criteria [1]. The anomaly detection con- test required a continuous score for each day of the … all the test series for this fixed alert threshold. The col- umn “maximum number of false positives in 5 years” … -
ICD9 as a Surrogate for Chart Review in the Validation of a Chief Complaint Syndromic Surveillance System
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The existing New York State Department of Health emergency department syndromic surveillance system has used patientâs chief complaint (CC) for assigning to six syndrome categories (Respiratory, Fever, Gastrointestinal, Neurological, Rash, Asthma… read more… ICD-9 CM Based Sub-Syndrome Distributions in BioSense Hospital … hospital data, including ED chief complaints, ICD-9 CM diagnoses, and patient demographic data (with obvious … 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 A bd om in al pa in In ju ry , N O S N au se a an d vo m iti ng C … -
Bio-Surveillance and Enhanced Situational Awareness
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Syndromic surveillance has been used to detect variation in seasonal viral illnesses such as influenza and norovirus infection (1). Limited information is available on the use of a comprehensive bio-surveillance system, including syndromic… read more… identified 2 cases with gastroenteritis listed as a con- tributing factor. Both deaths were associated with the … 9-Mar Pe rc en t o f E D V is its fo r N au se a, V om iti ng , a nd D ia rr he a 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 … health alerts for healthcare providers, infection con- trol consultations, development of multi-lingual fact … -
Adding GIS and Earth Observations to Syndromic Surveillance
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This paper describes an integrated modeling, sensing, and information system for forecasting atmospheric dust episodes and monitoring PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations that aggravate respiratory diseases in the American southwest.… atmospheric dust episodes and monitoring PM2.5 and PM10 con- centrations that aggravate respiratory diseases in the … professionals to provide a broader geographical con- text for medical data (e.g. chief complaints, diagno- … public health decision support. In: IGARSS, 2006, Denver, CO, July 30-Aug.2. [2] Morain, S. and W. Sprigg. 2005. … -
Assessing the use of Syndromic Surveillance Data to Identify and Track Heat Illness in Nebraska, 2010 - 2011
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Heat waves have serious health impacts such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dehydration, and death. Heat illness morbidity and mortality can be reduced with the identification of vulnerable populations and targeted public health interventions. In… read more… surveillance; heat illness; heat wave Acknowledgments Tom Safranek, MD; Jennifer Marcum, DrPh. *Eryn Murphy … -
Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011
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The CDC's BioSense Program receives near real-time health care utilization data from a number of sources, including Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities from around the globe and non-federal hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the… read more… Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD- 9-CM) 990, 508.0, 558.1, E926 and E926.9. There was a 2- to … between the time of patient visit and time when ICD-9-CM-coded final diagnoses were available. To monitor … 1. Tokars JI, Burkom H, Xing J, English R, Bloom S, Cox K, et al. Enhancing time series detection algorithms for … -
Extreme Weather Surveillance
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Problem Summary Given the background of climate change, there is an increasing demand for public health to characterize weather-related illness. The public health impact of extreme heat or cold events can be characterized from Emergency… read more… Phone: 312-814-8463 Email: Stacey.hoferka@illinois.gov Co-submitters and affiliations: Megan Patel / Cook County … and acute renal failure in the primary diagnosis. Co-morbid conditions were exacerbated by cardiovascular … a portion of the state, syndromic surveillance data could come from Cook County’s ESSENCE system, which is well … -
Opioid Abuse – Cook County Department of Public Health, 2019
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This syndrome was created to monitor emergency room visits related to opioid abuse in Suburban Cook County, IL. It is adapted from CDC’s Opioid Overdose v2 syndrome, and expanded to include terms for opioid withdrawal, injection site infections, and… read more… ^,or,^Co-Gesic^,or,^Embeda … ^,or,^Co-Gesic^,or,^Embeda …