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  • Fast Graph Structure Learning from Unlabeled Data for Outbreak Detection

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    Disease surveillance data often has an underlying network structure (e.g. for outbreaks which spread by person-to-person contact). If the underlying graph structure is known, detection methods such as GraphScan (1) can be used to identify an… read more
    … the time series of observed counts (e.g. daily hospital visits for each zip code). Objective Our goal is to learn … the time series of observed counts (e.g., daily hospital visits for each zip code). Methods Our solution builds on … J R Stat Soc (Ser B). 2011, to appear. *Sriram Somanchi E-mail: somanchi@cmu.edu page number not for citation purpose …
  • Lessons Learned from an Extreme Heat Event using ACES for Situational Awareness, Ontario, Canada

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    The Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) system provides syndromic surveillance for Ontario's acute care hospitals. ACES receives over 99% of acute care records for emergency department (ED) visits; mean daily volume is 17,500 visits. ACES uses a… read more
    … 99% of acute care records for emergency department (ED) visits; mean daily volume is 17,500 visits. ACES uses a maximum entropy classifier and generates … during extreme heat events; monitoring real-time ED visits can inform local public health authorities of health …
  • Early Detection and Integrated Response to Seasonal Influenza

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    A syndromic surveillance system has been implemented at Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health in Kingston Ontario as part of a pilot project funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Public Health Division… read more
    … (implemented since SARS) for Emergency Department (ED) visits and information detailing hospital admissions.   … 2/1/2006 3/1/2006 4/1/2006 Positive Influenza Alerts ED Visits by Syndrome (3 day MA) Lab Results 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 31, 2005 - Alert circulated based on - increasing ED visits for respiratory syndrome - increasing FRI positive …
  • Hypothermia/Cold Exposure - Idaho Division of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This query is used to assess trends in hypothermia or cold exposure in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The query captures cold exposure, hypothermia, and frost bite using chief complaint, triage note, and discharge diagnosis code (ICD-… read more
    … in hypothermia or cold exposure in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The query captures cold exposure, … in hypothermia or cold exposure in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The query captures cold exposure, …
  • Detecting Changes in Chief Complaint Word Count: Effects on Syndromic Surveillance

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    The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) receives daily ED data from 49 of NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into syndrome groupings using… read more
    … NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into … DOHMH, thereby affecting the ability to detect syndrome visits consistently. Objective To identify changes in … NYC’s 52 hospitals, representing approximately 95% of ED visits citywide. Chief complaint (CC) is categorized into …
  • Evaluation of Electronic Ambulatory Care Data for Use in the Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet)

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    During summer 2012, Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) surveyed ILINet providers and found that more than half either utilize their electronic medical record system (EMRS) to gather and report weekly ILINet data, or intend to implement… read more
    … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. Objective: To … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. 3 views Submitted … emergency department (ED) data accurately identified ILI visits in electronic ambulatory care data. Objective: To …
  • Patterns of Emergency Care Utilization by Chronically Ill

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    The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur high costs. Chronic patients should not require urgent care to treat their chronic illness, if they were properly managed in… read more
    … The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur … in primary care. We track frequency of emergency room visits by chronically ill when the primary complaint of … The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur …
  • Inpatient Data: A New Frontier in VA Biosurveillance and Public Health Monitoring from the Electronic Health Record

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    The Veterans Affairs (VA) ESSENCE obtains electronic health record data from 152 medical centers plus clinics in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the Philippines. ESSENCE analyzes ICD-9 diagnosis codes and demographic data from outpatient and… read more
    … demographic data from outpatient and emergency department visits using complex aberrancy-detection algorithms. In … data from outpatient and emergency department (ED) visits using complex aberrancy-detection algorithms (1). In … Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12:1576�9. *Cynthia Lucero E-mail: cynthia.lucero@va.gov (page number not for citation …