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  • Medicaid claims data to supplement Zika-related birth defects case identification

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further … medical record chart abstraction of the birth hospital visit of potential cases is then conducted applying further …
  • ED and poison center surveillance for the Great American Solar Eclipse in Oregon

    Content Type: Abstract

    Oregon’s statewide syndromic surveillance system (Oregon ESSENCE) has been operational since 2012. Non-federal emergency department data (and several of their associated urgent care centers) are the primary source for the system, although other… read more
    … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring … of interest, including some that would warrant both an ED visit and a call to OPC (e.g., snake bites). Monitoring …
  • Large Scale Mobile Medical Service Programme: Data Insights for strengthening local surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    India has an Integrated Disease Surveillance project that reports key communicable and infectious diseases at the district and sub-district level. However, recent reviews suggest structural and functional deficiencies resulting in poor data quality… read more
    … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. … 1 driver, 1 pharmacist, 1 lab technician, 1 driver) staff visit 2 service points (villages) as per prefixed route map. …
  • Introduction to NEMSIS and Its Potential Uses in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    The US 9-1-1 and emergency medical services (EMS) systems provide critical, time sensitive care to millions of patients every year. While EMS typically provides medical care to one patient at a time, data from EMS patient records and 9-1-1 calls can… read more
    … in October 2011. For more information on NEMSIS, please visit nemsis.org. Presenters: Clay Mann, PhD MS Principle … in October 2011. For more information on NEMSIS, please visit nemsis.org. Presenters: Clay Mann, PhD MS Principle …
  • Application of Syndromic Surveillance to Describe Gunshot-related Injuries in Houston

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2011, injury by firearms accounted for 32,351 deaths (10.4 deaths per 100,000 population) in the United States. This rate was higher than any infectious or parasitic disease (the highest being 2.5 for both viral hepatitis and HIV disease).… read more
    … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track … the collection of real-time emergency department (ED) visit information presents a unique opportunity to track …
  • Use of Electronic Health Records to Determine the Impact of Ebola Screening

    Content Type: Abstract

    Since the largest epidemic of Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) in recorded history began in Guinea in December 2013, the epidemic has spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone resulting in an estimation of over 27,000 total cases… read more
    … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for … considerable number of beneficiaries who travel to WA to visit friends and relatives placing them at risk for …
  • Who Should We Be Listening to? Applying Models of User Authority to Detecting Emerging Topics on the EIN

    Content Type: Abstract

    Emerging event detection is the process of automatically identifying novel and emerging ideas from text with minimal human intervention. With the rise of social networks like Twitter, topic detection has begun leveraging measures of user influence… read more
    … to identify emerging events. Twitter's highly skewed follower/followee structure lends itself to an intuitive … to identify emerging events. Twitter’s highly skewed follower/followee structure lends itself to an intuitive … 1000 random trials of selecting subsets of 80 users to follow. For evaluation, we used an annotated set of EIN …
  • Use of an electronic health record system for public health surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Although development of computerized medical record systems in the United States is a high priority, there are relatively few instances of such systems supporting disease surveillance systems. The Indian Health Service (IHS) has had an electronic… read more
    … James Cheek1*, Aneel Advani1, Brigg Reilley1, Frank Hack1, Amy Groom1,2, James Hayslett1, John Redd1, James … of ICD-9 codes and measured fever at the time of visit yielded the highest sensitivity and specificity using …