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  • BioSense 2.0 Webinar: Panel on Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Surveillance

    Content Type: Webinar

    Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an annual concern for communities and health authorities worldwide. As we enter the already active 2013-2014 flu season, join ISDS and the BioSense Redesign Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED… read more
    … Team for a Webinar about using emergency department (ED) visit data for ILI surveillance. You will learn the basics … for influenza control and prevention. Identify crucial ED visit data elements used in ILI surveillance. Compare and … Weekly Sentinel testing sites + rapid flu test & ILI Visit complaint Person based MU-ILI TBD Meaningful Use ILI …
  • Diagnosis Coding Anomalies Resulting in Hemorrhagic Illness Alerts in Veterans Health Administration Outpatient Clinics

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates over 880 outpatient clinics across the nation. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE) utilizes… read more
    … Epidemics (ESSENCE) utilizes VHA ICD9 coded outpatient visit data for the detection of abnormal patterns of disease … Epidemics (ESSENCE) utilizes VHA ICD9 coded outpatient visit data for the detec- tion of abnormal patterns of … Epidemics (ESSENCE) utilizes VHA ICD9 coded outpatient visit data for the detection of abnormal patterns of disease …
  • Shelter Health Surveillance

    Content Type: Success Stories

    During the 2017 Houston floods Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed evaluations, but learned it was a very common thing for people to refuse treatment for a variety of… read more
    … Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed … Lauren Leining worked with the the American Red Cross to visit each disaster victim in a shelter to do bed …
  • Use of the OSCOUR network data to describe low back pain attendances in French ED

    Content Type: Abstract

    LBP is one of the leading contributors to disease burden worldwide [1]. In France, LBP is a frequent reason of general practice consultations. According to a study published in 2017 and based on 2014 data issued of the National Health Insurance… read more
    … of thickness leave and 4 of 5 people will suffer of low back pain during their own life. Most often, LBP is a … describes the characteristics of attendances for low back pain (LBP) in the French emergency departments (ED) … of thickness leave and 4 of 5 people will suffer of low back pain during their own life. Most often, LBP is a …
  • Monitoring and Improving Syndromic Surveillance Data Quality

    Content Type: Abstract

    The public health problem identified by Alabama Department of Public Health Syndromic Surveillance (AlaSyS) was that the data reflected in the user application of ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more
    … in ESSENCE were not reliable for up to a week after the visit date due to slow processing, server downtime, and … of data should be submitted within 24 hours from time of visit, for near real time results. The slow data processing … in ESSENCE were not reliable for up to a week after the visit date due to slow processing, server downtime, and …
  • Emergency Department Chief Complaint Versus Discharge Diagnosis for Tracking Disease Measures

    Content Type: Abstract

    ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system utilized by DHMH to detect and track outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, public health emergencies, and biological threats. ESSENCE ED chief complaint data is collected daily from 47… read more
    … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may … include a single reason or multiple reasons for the ED visit. Medical history may be included in chief complaint … text field that lists the patient’s reason for the ED visit upon arrival at the hospital. Chief complaint data may …
  • Identification and Assessment of Repeat Drug Overdose Visits at EDs in Virginia

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) utilizes syndromic surveillance ED data to measure morbidity associated with opioid and heroin overdoses among Virginia residents. Understanding which individuals within a population use ED services for… read more
    … they differ from individuals with a single overdose ED visit. 13 views Submitted by elamb on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 20:22 … they differ from individuals with a single overdose ED visit. …
  • Increase in Pneumonia Cases as an Early Indicator of Severe and Pandemic Influenza Outbreak

    Content Type: Abstract

    Objective To enable the early detection of pandemic influenza, we have designed a system to differentiate between severe and mild influenza outbreaks. Historic information about previous pandemics suggested the evaluation of two… read more
    … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a … and can be diagnosed immediately in a physician office visit, while a confirmed influenza diagnosis requires a …