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Challenges of ELR Implementation: Moving Toward Semantic Understanding through Vocabulary Validation
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Meaningful Use has increased interest in submission of ELR to public health agencies, prompting these agencies to analyze their reporting process. Tennesseeâs reporting regulations require anyone with knowledge of or suspecting a reportable… read more… actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To … actionable content of ELR messages, a systematic means to document and validate vocabulary is needed. Objective To … -
Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC
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Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more… The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly … The purpose of the current work was to field test and document the operational ex- perience of the newly … -
Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification
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As a part of the Zika Birth Defects Surveillance, a national effort coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYC is conducting enhanced surveillance of all births with defects included in the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS… read more… codes was specified by the NYS registry following guidance established by CDC. Full medical record chart … codes was specified by the NYS registry following guidance established by CDC. Full medical record chart … -
Inferring Travel from Social Media
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The spread of infectious diseases is facilitated by human travel. Infectious diseases are often introduced into a population by travelers and then spread among susceptible individuals. Likewise uninfected susceptible travelers can move into… read more… long periods and large spaces. It does not, for example, document what happens when people get off a train or … both disease surveillance and disease modeling efforts. Document Inferring_Travel_From_Social_Media.pdf Submitted by … long periods and large spaces. It does not, for example, document what happens when people get off a train or … -
CDC All Drug v1
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THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC ALL DRUG V2 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE. Purpose:… read more… scientists first started developing the definition using guidance from DEA, CSTE and SAMSHA. They then built the … ivy^,or,^poison control^,),),) CDC avivolo@cdc.gov Document CDC All Drug Definition v1.docx Submitted by … scientists first started developing the definition using guidance from DEA, CSTE and SAMSHA. They then built the … -
Best Practices for Implementing Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems in Resources-constrained Settings
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Developing countries bear the highest burden of infectious diseases, and therefore play a key role in the detection of emerging disease threats. The ability of these countries to detect such events allows an adequate response preventing its spread… read more… In addition, the disease surveillance field lacks clear guidance on how to initiate or improve the implementation … In addition, the disease surveillance field lacks clear guidance on how to initiate or improve the implementation … -
Improving Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening Biosurveillance Systems for Enhanced Situational Awareness
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This report is designed to aid state, territorial, tribal, and local public health leaders as they improve their capacity to achieve situational awareness during a public health emergency. We intend this report to serve as a concise reference work… read more… steps which will complement and supplement existing guidance contained in the recently developed PHEP … steps which will complement and supplement existing guidance contained in the recently developed PHEP … -
Success in Revitalizing Weekly Disease Surveillance System in Zimbabwe Using Cell-phone Mediated Data Transmission, 2009-2013
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The importance of providing information on epidemic prone diseases in a timely and complete manner cannot be over-emphasized. In many countries WDSS form a core component of national health system notification and response plans. Countries are… read more… telephone and only 11.3% had a functional VHF radio. We document the processes in revitalizing the Zimbabwe, MOHCW's … telephone and only 11.3% had a functional VHF radio. We document the processes in revitalizing the Zimbabwe, MOHCW's …