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  • Exposure to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to capture cases where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent. This was created as a starting place for weather surveillance and should capture all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and… read more
    … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History X30 OR X31 … System - ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History …
  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more
    … of Community-based Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room (ER) visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … not show statistically significant increases in daily ER visits during the month of May, and only cough was …
  • Eligible Hospital (EH) Onboarding Approach for the Meaningful Use (MU) Incentive Program

    Content Type: Meeting Recordings & Notes

    From the BioSense 2.0 Onboarding Workgroup meeting, February 4, 2015 Presenter Promise Nkwocha, MSc. RHCE, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene read more
    … (required variables are: Age, Gender, Date and time of visit, Zip Code, Chief complaint, Diagnosis/Diagnosis code, … either via flat-file or HL7 standard o About 13,000 ED visits daily (231,594 visits were received in December 2014 …
  • NYC Onboarding Presentation

    Content Type: Presentation Slides

    This NYC DOHMH presentation details the process for onboarding data into BioSense for the NYC hospitals for certification.
    … (required variables are: Age, Gender, Date and time of visit, Zip Code, Chief complaint, Diagnosis/Diagnosis code, … either via flat-file or HL7 standard o About 13,000 ED visits daily (231,594 visits were received in December 2014 …
  • Homelessness - Idaho Division of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    The homelessness syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. The syndrome is intended for use with chief complaint, triage notes, and discharge… read more
    … syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing … syndrome was developed to identify emergency department visits in ESSENCE for patients who are experiencing …
  • Early Detection of Influenza Activity Using Syndromic Surveillance in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance is used routinely to detect outbreaks of disease earlier than traditional methods due to its ability to automatically acquire data in near real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track… read more
    … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity … real-time. Missouri has used emergency department (ED) visits to monitor and track seasonal influenza activity …
  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more
    … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and …
  • Application of a Bayesian Spatiotemporal Surveillance Method to NYC Syndromic Data

    Content Type: Abstract

    As technology advances, the implementation of statistically and computationally intensive methods to detect unusual clusters of illness becomes increasingly feasible at the state and local level [2]. Bayesian methods allow for the incorporation of… read more
    … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. 4 views Submitted by NSSP_KR_Admin on Wed, … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. …