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What’s the Buzz About Arboviral Disease Syndromic Surveillance?
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The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section conducts emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). LEEDS automatically processes electronic chief… read more… complaint, admit reason and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. In response to … complaint, admit reason and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. In response to … -
Standard Operation Procedures for Three Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Washoe County, Nevada - A Local Perspective
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Washoe County District Health Department (WCDHD) is a local health district serving nearly 400,000 residents in Washoe County including cities of Reno and Sparks, the second largest urban area in Nevada. To enhance overall public health surveillance… read more… healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation … healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation … healthcare products, chief complaints at emergency room visits, and 911 calls, respectively. Preliminary evaluation … -
National Syndromic Surveillance Implementation Plan for ESSENCE and SAS - 8/14/15 Draft
Content Type: Report
This document is a DRAFT Implementation Plan from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) for software development from July 2015 to December 2016. At the in-person Governance meeting in June 2015, the CDC agreed to provide… read more… Master clean-up Collapsing of records into a “patient visit event” Data Landscape and Current Data Flow Four core … Rules: 1) Blank Facility ID 2) Blank Patient ID 3) No Visit Date 3 DoD/VA States 3 Binning 1 HL7 / Mirth 8 … -
Data Quality
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary Data collection across a growing stream of contributing facilities and variables requires automated, consistent, and efficient monitoring of quality. Epidemiologists tasked with analyzing syndromic data need to be confident in the… read more… (Seattle & King County) or 317-221-3362 (Marion County) Email: Atar.Baer@kingcounty.gov, mrennick@hhcorp.org PROBLEM … facility and jurisdictional level. Volume of patient visits and the severity of the missing variable to analytic … that can be provided to address the problem: Unique visit ID, Visit Date, Chief Complaint, Facility ID, Age, … -
Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding
Content Type: Success Stories
Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more… (ISDS). 3 A total of 297 emergency department visits related to the flood were detected. 2 A case … that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in … Syndromic Surveillance in Action: Examining ED Visits Due to Wisconsin Flooding Joe Tatar & Maggie Thelen … -
Special Event Data
Content Type: Use Case
Problem Summary A truncated historical dataset is provided from one or more subregions with multiple participating hospitals with enough variety in the patient volume and demographics to make the problem challenging and to generate alerting… read more… affiliation: Florida Dept. of Health Phone: Email: david.atrubin@flhealth.gov Co-‐submitters and … truncated dataset consist of date and time of visit, patient residence zip code, and consistent … Minimum data elements: date and time of visit, patient residence zip code, and consistent … -
Trends in Suspected Opioid Overdoses from Emergency Departments in 11 States and DC
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Recent reporting using data from CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% in the Midwest from the third quarter (Q3) 2016 (July-… read more… Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% … Program indicates that rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving suspected opioid overdoses increased by 70% … -
Features of Varicella Outbreak in Primary Schools in an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in Rural China
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Since April 2012, an integrated syndromic surveillance system (ISSC) has been established in health facilities, pharmacies and primary schools in two rural counties of Jiangxi Province, China (1). The objective of ISSC is to integrate syndromic… read more… varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of … varicella related school absenteeism and outpatient visits in health facilities in the surveillance sites of …