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  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ field that contained either cough or sore throat. …
  • Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual… read more
    … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ field that contained either cough or sore throat. …
  • Using influenza rapid test positivity as an early indicator for the onset of seasonal influenza

    Content Type: Abstract

    Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, with attendant costs of roughly $10 billion for treatment and up to $77 billion in indirect costs annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts annual influenza… read more
    … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ field that contained either cough or sore throat. …
  • Use of Epidemiological Knowledge to Create Syndromic Surveillance Reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is an investigational approach used to monitor trends of illness in communities. It relies on pre-diagnostic health data rather than laboratory-confirmed clinical diagnoses. Its primary purpose is to detect… read more
    … race/ethnicity, resident zip code, hospital, time of visit and chief complaint whereas bioterrorism-associated … demographic and geographic features of the county must follow a step-by-step evaluation strategy to ensure that … file include patient age, sex, chief complaint, time of visit, race/ethnicity, discharge disposition (e.g. admitted, …
  • Syndromic Surveillance Using Electronic Health Record Clinical Data from Hospital and Ambulatory Settings: An Annotated Bibliography

    Content Type: References

    This annotated bibliography summarizes close to 50 articles on syndromic surveillance using EHR data from hospital and ambulatory settings. The bibliography is a valuable resource for both practitioners and researchers as they continue to assess the… read more
    … calls network, Bordeaux, France. 28.Comparison of Office Visit and Nurse Advice Hotline Data for Syndromic … M/E outbreaks • Data extracted from records: • ED visit date/time • Age • Gender • Chief complaint • Discharge …
  • Technical Challenges from the Public Health Practice Community to Statisticians and Analysts

    Content Type: Webinar

    On May 28th, 2009, the ISDS Research and Public Health Practice Committees hosted a joint panel with the goal of bringing current challenges faced by public health practitioners to the attention of the research community at large. Members of both… read more
    … –  Poison Control Calls –  Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume –  Sentinel sites (as needed) Notifiable … –  Poison Control Calls –  Health Centers – Urgent Care Visit Volume –  Sentinel sites (as needed) … Reason'for'Visit’'or'‘Respiratory'+'Measured'Temp'>'99.9˚F.’'' …
  • Asthma patterns in Boston emergency department visits for children age five and under

    Content Type: Abstract

    The burden of asthma on the youngest children in Boston is largely characterized through hospitalizations and self-report surveys. Hospitalization rates are highest in Black and Hispanic populations under age five. A study of… read more
    … as likely to present to an ED for an asthma syndrome visit compared with White children (odds ratio (OR)!1.84 … than White children to present at an ED for an asthma visit. Males accounted for 64% of all asthma syndrome visits …
  • Onboarding - Oregon Experience

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    From the BioSense 2.0 Onboarding Workgroup meeting, November 5, 2014 Presenter Laurel Boyd Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Public Health Division Oregon Health Authority read more
    … variables in EHRs •  Chief complaint •  Reason for visit •  Registration note •  Stated complaint –  Frequency … •  Sending identified patient info •  Sending all visit info across a health system Wrong information •  …