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  • Using School Sentinel Sites for the Early Detection of Influenza

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    As public health surveillance is becoming more and more prevalent, new sources of data collection are more evident. One such data source is school absenteeism. By monitoring the symptoms of illness recorded when students are… read more
    … in a county setting. Document Using_School_Sentinel_Sites_For_The_Early_Detection_Of_Influenza.pdf 2 views … Using School Sentinel Sites for the Early Detection of Influenza Dr. Ximena … Using School Sentinel Sites for the Early Detection of Influenza …
  • A Controlled Vocabulary for "Reason for Visit" in Ambulatory Encounters

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    Objective: To enable improved health surveillance and clinical decision support within ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
    … systems. Document A_Controlled_Vocabulary_For_Reason_For_Visit_In_Ambulatory_Encounters.pdf 3 views Submitted by … 1.E+00 1.E+01 1.E+02 1.E+03 Rank of Term N um be r o f O cc ur en ce s RANKED SLOPE= -1 A Controlled Vocabulary for “Reason for Visit” in Ambulatory Encounters F Mostashari*, N Soulakis*, …
  • Customizing ESSENCE Queries for Select Mental Health Sub-indicators

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    Syndromic surveillance systems, although initially developed in response to bioterrorist threats, are increasingly being used at the local, state, and national level to support early identification of infectious disease and other emerging threats to… read more
    … queries to meet local needs, especially monitoring ED visits in near-real time during public health emergencies, … data source with access to chief complaint (CC) and discharge diagnoses (DD) from reporting sites, was designed for testing new queries. Objective : …
  • Monitoring Trends of Self-diagnosis in New York City Emergency Departments

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    The number of US adults who use the internet to access health information has increased from about 95 million in 2005 to 220 million in 2014. The public health impact of this trend is unknown; in theory, patients may be able to better help the… read more
    … City (NYC) emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC). 11 views Submitted by teresa.hamby@d… on Wed, … City (NYC) emergency department (ED) chief complaints (CC). …
  • Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance

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    The North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT) receives a designated set of data elements electronically available from 110 emergency departments (EDs) (98%) on at least a daily basis via… read more
    … system. Document Evaluating_The_Validity_Of_Ed_Visit_Data_For_Biosurveillance.pdf 6 views Submitted by … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance Aaron Ratcliffe MS, Clifton … Evaluating the Validity of ED Visit Data for Biosurveillance …
  • Tick Bites - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Uploaded on behalf of Grace Marx, MD, MPH: Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, CDC.   This syndrome definition was created to explore tick through Syndromic data as an efficient approach to monitor the tick-borne… read more
    … the tick-borne diseases and the utility of tick bite visits to predict the seasonal peak in Lyme disease. This … are being explored, but this work was accomplished in the CC Processed field. It relies on direct mentions of ticks in … the tick-borne diseases and the utility of tick bite visits to predict the seasonal peak in Lyme disease. This …
  • In Denial: Symptom Negation in New York City Emergency Department Chief Complaints

    Content Type: Abstract

    In July 2016, 77% of ED data was transmitted daily via Health Level 7 (HL7) messages, compared to only 27% in July 2015 (Figure). During this same period, chief complaint (CC) word count has increased from an average of 3.8 words to 6.0 words, with… read more
    … 2015 (Figure). During this same period, chief complaint (CC) word count has increased from an average of 3.8 words to … 2015 (Figure). During this same period, chief complaint (CC) word count has increased from an average of 3.8 words to …
  • Self-harm and Suicide-related - Syndrome Definition Committee

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This query was created as a collaboration between the ISDS Syndrome Definition Committee (SDC) members with input from the CDC, Division of Violence… read more
    … has been added to NSSP BioSense Platform ESSENCE as a CC and DD Category called SDC Suicide-related v1. The query … has been added to NSSP BioSense Platform ESSENCE as a CC and DD Category called SDC Suicide-related v1. The query …