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  • An Early Warning Influenza Model using Alberta RealTime Syndromic Data (ARTSSN)

    Content Type: Abstract

    Standardized electronic pre-diagnostic information is routinely collected in Alberta, Canada. ARTSSN is an automated real-time surveillance data repository able to rapidly refresh data that include school absenteeism information, calls about health… read more
    … health advice and information, and emergency department visits categorized by standardized chief complaint. Until … health advice and information, and emergency department visits categorized by standardized chief complaint. Until …
  • Agriculture-Related Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to explore the possibility of Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program data for agriculture-related injuries. This topic could potentially cover trauma, injury, occupational public health, and child health. This syndrome is… read more
    … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History W30 OR … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History …
  • Reciprocal Data Sharing: Sending Monthly Summary Reports of Syndromic Data to ED

    Content Type: Abstract

    Over several months in 2012, NYC DOHMH syndromic surveillance staff met with directors of all 49 participating EDs in our syndromic system to collect information on their health information systems coding practices. During these interviews, ED… read more
    … they send to the syndromic unit, such as number of ED visits, most common complaints, and temporal and spatial … they send to the syndromic unit, such as number of ED visits, most common complaints, and temporal and spatial …
  • Analyses of National Syndromic Surveillance Data: Real-Time Hospital, Veterans Affairs (VA) & Department of Defense (DoD) Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since July 2004 the BioSense program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received data from DoD military and VA outpatient clinics (not in real time). In January 2006 real-time hospital data (e.g. chief complaints and… read more
    … to 6/11/06. Because of differences in available data, visits were defined dif- ferently for the 3 data types. For VA and hospital data, repeat visits within 24 hours of discharge were grouped into a single visit. For DoD data, each visit to a facility, regardless of …
  • Using ESSENCE to Detect Bomb-Making Activity: What’s Appropriate?

    Content Type: Abstract

    In preparation for mass gathering events, DPH conducts enhanced syndromic surveillance activities to detect potential cases of anthrax, tularemia, plague, and other potentially bioterrorism-related communicable diseases. While preparing for Saint… read more
    … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) … whether we could also detect emergency department (ED) visits for injuries (e.g., burns to the hands or forearms) …
  • Surveillance of Heat-related Morbidity: Relation to Heat-related Excess Mortality

    Content Type: Abstract

    The impact of heat on mortality is well documented but deaths tend to lag extreme heat and mortality data is generally not available for timely surveillance during heat waves. Recently, systems for near-real time surveillance of heat illness… read more
    … of heat-related ambulance calls and emergency department visits and excess natural cause mortality in New York City. … of heat-related ambulance calls and emergency department visits and excess natural cause mortality in New York City. …
  • Biosense and Violence: Progress Toward Violence Prevention Using Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Violence is now clearly recognized as a public health problem. Intentional injuries ranked among the top six leading causes of death for Illinois residents aged 1-44 in 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health currently collects data on… read more
    … real-time data on violence-related emergency department visits that would increase the timeliness and quality of … real-time data on violence-related emergency department visits that would increase the timeliness and quality of …
  • All Traffic Related, Washington State Department of Health, 2018

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Objective: Capture all traffic-related injuries presenting to the emergency room regardless of intent or vehicle type to allow monitoring of long-term trends in traffic-related injuries as well as short-term aberrations due to holiday, events,… read more
    … System: ESSENCE Data sources: Emergency Department Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief … System: ESSENCE Data sources: Emergency Department Visits Fields queried: SubSyndrome Free Text, Chief …