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  • An Analysis of Risk Communication Surrounding Increases in a Polio-like Condition in the U.S.

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2014, CDC started receiving an increase in reports of children in the United States with unexplained limb weakness or paralysis (120 total cases). These children were later confirmed by neurology experts to have a rare condition called acute… read more
    … occurred and what has caused most of the AFM cases. The lack of AFM knowledge has made preventing AFM, finding … occurred and what has caused most of the AFM cases. The lack of AFM knowledge has made preventing AFM, finding … occurred and what has caused most of the AFM cases. The lack of AFM knowledge has made preventing AFM, finding …
  • CDC Suicide Attempt v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in identifying emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts. The definition can be used to supplement case-finding using… read more
    … practitioners in identifying emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts. The definition can be … on suicidal intent as the definition included ED visits due to non-suicidal self-harm. ED-SNSRO recipients … definition for suicide attempt that would exclude visits for non-suicidal self-harm.   Development Methods: …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Data, Release 1.1 (August 2012),Testing Clarification Release 1.2 (February 2013)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document provides testing clarification for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic… read more
    … 6 3.2 Facility / Visit Type … 3.2 Facility / Visit Type The implementation guide lists an incorrect … code(1108-0) and coding system (HSLOC) for Facility/Visit Type. It should be 261QE0002X and NUCC. Example OBX segment: OBX|2|CWE|SS003^FACILITY / VISIT TYPE^PHINQUESTION|| 261QE0002X^EMERGENCY …
  • Meaningful Use Business Process Mapping Questionnaire

    Content Type: Form

    The survey, developed by the ISDS Meaningful Use Business Process Mapping Subgroup, was designed to facilitate conversations between health care facilities and public health departments before and during Meaningful Use implementation and… read more
    … access hospital (CAH)? Yes No Emergency department (ED) visit count (avg per day, over the last month)? Urgent care (UC) visit count (avg per day, over the last month)? Number of … any pertinent workflow details below. 39. Is a new visit ID assigned when the patient is admitted as an …
  • Asyndromic Cluster Detection Use Case

    Content Type: Use Case

    Use for the Analytic Solutions for Real-Time Surveillance: Asyndromic Cluster Detection consultancy held June 9-10, 2015 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Problem Summary A syndrome cannot be created to… read more
    … cluster_detection_solution_for_unclassfied_visit_records.pdf View the Consultancy documents associated … Lab to detect clusters of interest based solely on visit counts (no syndromes) (Li et al, 2013). TOA detects … emergency department complaining about “Larry’s hot dog shack” but these visits are scattered over a 24-hour period, …
  • PHIN Messaging Guide for Syndromic Surveillance: Emergency Department, Urgent Care and Inpatient Settings, Release 1.9 (April 2013)

    Content Type: Messaging Standard

    This document represents the collaborative effort of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to specify a national… read more
    … Office: (512) 697-9450 Email: MMarostica@atlasdev.com Vendor Analyses Each vendor analysis includes a profile … Officer Office: (503) 295-7970 Email: stuart@csinitiative.com Collaborative Software Initiative (TriSano) … observations and tests. mailto:stuart@csinitiative.com 13 Electronic Disease Surveillance System Analysis Event …
  • Mental and Behavioral Health Resources

    Content Type: References

    The document includes examples of mental and behavioral health resources at the national, federal, state, and local levels. This list was compiled as a supplement for an… read more
    … in mental and behavioral health emergency department visits among school-aged children . Referenced File Document … https://drugfreeyouthdc.com/ https://dbh.dc.gov/node/309882 … one for mental health-related emergency department visits. 2. NC DETECT Mental Health Data Dashboard 3. NC …
  • CDC Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury v1

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: The purpose of the CDC Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury v1 syndrome definition is to assist with detection of initial emergency department (ED) visits among pedestrians unintentionally injured on public… read more
    … with detection of initial emergency department (ED) visits among pedestrians unintentionally injured on public … syndrome definition aims to identify emergency department visits involving pedestrians unintentionally injured on a … definition aims to detect initial emergency department visits that could include visits among pedestrians injured …